MOGADISHU — The Somali Nationwide Military (SNA) killed eight al-Shabab militants and arrested two others within the central Galgadud area, an SNA officer confirmed Monday.
The officer, Osman Abdullahi, informed the Somali nationwide information company that the 2 arrested Shabab operatives are Mukhtar Mohamed, who was head of intelligence for the group within the Galgadud area, and Aseyr Mohamed, who was accountable for tax assortment.
Al-Shabab didn’t touch upon the newest army operation in central Somalia, which got here after an assault on a base of the African Union Transition Mission in Somalia in Bula Marer, a city in southern Somalia, the place the militants claimed to have killed greater than 130 Ugandan troopers on Might 26.
AlShabab was pushed out of key areas in central Somalia because the SNA launched the offensive final 12 months which now coming into its second section.
The Somali-led operation noticed success and beneficial properties towards Al-Shabaab with President Hassan Sheikh hoping to finish the group’s presence in total nation.
Somalia plans to takeover the safety duty from AU forces who’re withdrawing by December 2024.
Xinhua contributed to this report
