News from Al-Madinah: On Sunday, the Somali government announced that a security operation in the country’s south had resulted in the deaths of 21 members of the “youth” movement.
After learning that members of the Al-Shabab organisation were prepared to attack government buildings in the town of Jalka Salimo in the lower province of Shabili, the Ministry of Information and Culture reported that “the relevant agencies carried out a security operation” (south).
“The security operation resulted in the deaths of 21 members of the Al-Shabab movement and the injuries of 10 others, while one of their strongholds was demolished,” the ministry stated in a statement.
The statement noted that “during the previous four days, the Somali army has slain 200 members of the movement.
Friday, the Somali Ministry of Defense announced the killing of 100 members of the rebel “youth” movement in a land and air attack carried out by the army in the center of the country.
Abdullah Ali Anoud, the ministry’s spokesman, claimed during a news conference that Special Forces “Dnab” army units attacked “youth” sites in the town of Aila Herry, close to the Hiran region, working with locals and foreign partners.
Several weeks ago, government forces began military operations against “Al-Shabab” in coordination with tribal militias. During this time, scores of the movement’s members were killed, and the government recovered control of numerous districts.
For years, Somalia has been fighting a war against the rebel “youth” movement, which was established in the beginning of 2004, an armed movement that follows intellectually to the “Al Qaeda” organization and adopted many terrorist operations that killed hundreds.
Anatolia.
In a security operation in southern Somalia, 21 members of the “Al-Shabab” movement were killed.
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