MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) – Somalia’s navy mentioned on Thursday it had recaptured the strategic city of Wargaadhi within the Center Shabelle area hours after Al-Shabaab militants overran a navy base there throughout a pre-dawn assault.
The Islamist group, which has waged a decades-long insurgency towards the federal authorities, launched a coordinated assault on a base housing U.S.-trained Danab particular forces. The assault briefly gave the militants management of the bottom and an adjoining airstrip.
Propaganda pictures launched by Al-Shabaab confirmed its fighters inside the bottom, alongside captured navy autos and weapons, and the our bodies of fallen Somali troopers.
Somali navy official advised Dalsan TV that authorities troops launched a swift counterattack, reclaiming the city and driving the militants out. The military spokesman mentioned these answerable for disseminating the pictures have been among the many casualties. The operation was reportedly supported by drone strikes focusing on militants after they seized the city.
In an announcement, Somalia’s federal authorities mentioned greater than a dozen insurgents have been killed within the preventing and asserted that Wargaadhi was now below full authorities management.
Nevertheless, Al-Shabaab issued a counterclaim, insisting its fighters remained answerable for the city and had seized a major cache of weapons. The group launched extra pictures purporting to point out its fighters holding the bottom and displaying navy {hardware}.
Impartial verification of both facet’s claims stays elusive, as entry to the battle zone in central Somalia is restricted and reporting situations stay hazardous.
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