Somali Forces Kill 14 Al-Shabaab Fighters in Lower Shabelle Raid
Elite commandos struck a militant gathering site in Kuntuwaarey district on Monday. The Ministry of Defence said weapons and explosives were destroyed.
intelligencebriefs.comSomalia's elite Danab special forces killed 14 Al-Shabaab fighters in a targeted raid in the southern Lower Shabelle region, the Ministry of Defence said Monday. The operation occurred in Kuntuwaarey district and focused on a site where senior Al-Shabaab operatives and militants were believed to be gathered, according to the ministry statement.
Danab commandos destroyed a cache of weapons, explosive materials and other equipment the ministry said Al-Shabaab had used to plan and carry out attacks against Somali civilians.
The government did not disclose whether Somali security forces suffered any casualties during the operation. The raid forms part of ongoing military efforts by the Somali National Army and allied forces to weaken Al-Shabaab, an Al-Qaeda-linked insurgent group that has been waging an insurgency against the Somali government for more than a decade.
Despite sustained offensives in central and southern Somalia, Al-Shabaab continues to launch bombings and armed attacks targeting security forces, government institutions and civilians, AllAfrica reported.
