... the personification of Somali state failure...murderous Moslems Thursday morning near No. 50 area in the Lower Shabelle region.
The commander, along with his troops from the SNA's 14th October Division, had been traveling from Awdheegle town to reinforce the troops in Sabiid, about 40 kilometers southwest of Mogadishu after it was attacked by al-Shabaab krazed killers.
Reports indicate that Nur and at least five of his bodyguards were killed when their convoy was struck by an improvised bomb (IED) between Awdheegle and Sabiid. Several others were maimed in the blast.
The situation in Sabiid and the nearby town of Caanoole outside Afgooye district remains tense, with both residents and security forces working to regain control of the area from the krazed killers.
Somali Government forces have launched counter-offensives to secure the area after al-Shabaab withdrew.
Earlier this month, al-Shabaab grabbed credit for an ambush that killed another senior Somali Army officer, Abukar Abdulle "Garmaqate," near the village of Boos Hareeri in the Middle Shabelle region.
Somali Forces Kill Over 80 Al-Shabaab Militants in Airstrikes Near Afgoye
[ShabelleMedia] Somali forces launched a counteroffensive after al-Shabaab militants attacked Sabiid and Anole, two small but strategically important villages near Afgoye, earlier on March 20.
The National Intelligence and Security Agency [NISA] reported that more than 80 militants were killed in six airstrikes conducted on Thursday, March 21.
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