Somalian army, supported by international partners, have reportedly conducted a successful operation in the country’s lower Shabelle region that killed 49 al-Shabab militants. The targeted military operation that took place in the village of Buulo Madiino “went as planned and destroyed all the military vehicles and weaponry of the Khawarij Al-Shabaab,” said the Somali Information Ministry in a statement. The Somali government’s death toll could not be verified but residents in the region reported that they heard explosions. It also said there had been airstrikes involved in the operation, but it did not mention which country conducted the strikes. This comes days after Somali president Hassan Sheikh Mohamud visited frontline towns in the central regions of Hiran and Galgadud.

Source: The North Africa Journal November 24, 2022 17:01 UTC