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2024-01-29 Africa Horn

Al-Shabaab dislodged from strategic centres in Somalia

[Garowe] al-Shabaab

... the personification of Somali state failure...
continues to lose more strategic regions in Somalia, following intensive operations against the group, which has been controlling central and southern parts of the country for the last two decades, with security teams focusing on total elimination of the hard boys.

The al-Shabaab have been fighting the fragile UN-backed federal government of Somalia, which has also been fighting back, with the help of international partners, particularly the African Union
...a union consisting of 53 African states, most run by dictators of one flavor or another. The only all-African state not in the AU is Morocco. Established in 2002, the AU is the successor to the Organisation of African Unity (OAU), which was even less successful...
Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS) and the US Africa Command.

On Saturday, the partners alongside the Somali National Army conducted joint operations in Buq-Aqable within the Hiiran region, which led to the seizure of several sophisticated weapons and vehicles used by the forces of Evil in launching attacks.

"The Security Forces and International Security Partners conducted a joint operation on Saturday, targeting an Alshabab hideout near Buq-Aqable in the Hiiraan region. The operation destroyed a huge amount of weapons and vehicles used by the terrorists," authorities reported.

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