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2023-09-24 Africa Horn
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Dozens of Al-Shabaab militants killed in Somalia
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 [Garowe] The Somali National Army [SNA] has killed dozens of al-Shabaab
...... an Islamic infestation centering on Somalia attempting to metastasize into Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, and similar places, all of which have enough problems without them...
snuffies in central Somalia, in the latest crackdown targeting the group just ahead of the second phase of operations against the group in Jubaland and Southwest states of the country.
According to the state media, over 27 al-Shabaab snuffies were killed in an operation launched within Galmadug state where several soldiers are operating from in the ongoing combing exercise meant to leverage on gains made in the first phase of operations against the group.
The defense ministry insisted that the operations will continue, adding that the death of the snuffies is a significant milestone in the war, which has lasted for almost two decades. Central and southern Somalia are the most affected regions with violent mostly peaceful extremism.
"Over 27 Khawarij snuffies were eliminated in a successful operation by the Somali National Army," the Defense Ministry said in a brief statement posted on X.
According to the ministry, the operation was conducted in Balal-Dheer, El-Gambar, and Mililiqo located within the Central Galmudug
...a semiautonomous region in central Somalia, bordering Puntland on the north. Galmudug is not trying to obtain international recognition as a separate nation, but rather considers itself autonomous within the larger Somali federalism, for what that's worth...
state. During the crackdown, several bases were destroyed with vehicles and military hardware recovered in the process, reports indicate.
On Friday, the national army with the support or international partners unleashed an Arclight airstrike
 ...KABOOM! ...
in Bakool, killing a senior al-Shabaab leader. Seven guards were also killed in the process according to reports in the ministry, lauding the move as an "important development in the war against al-Shabaab krazed killers".
President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has insisted that the war against al-Shabaab will continue until the country is rescued from the jaws of the group. al-Shabaab has continued to kill security forces, innocent civilians, and senior government officials in the country. 
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