Troops of the African Union forces (AMISOM) and the Somali National Army (SNA) killed a top commander of terrorist group Al-Shabaab last night in Somalia.<\/p>\n
The news was confirmed by AMISOM\u2019s Sector One commander, Brigadier General Sam Okiding.<\/p>\n
According to Brigadier General Okiding, the Al-Shabaab commander was killed together with 22 other terrorists following airstrikes and ground operations against the insurgents\u2019 hideout in Janale.<\/p>\n
Some terrorists were also put out of action when they attempted to ambush AMISOM and SNA troops that were undertaking developmental activities in Janale.<\/p>\n
Brig. General Okiding told journalists that the troops will continue working on eliminating the threat of Al-Shabaab.<\/p>\n
\u201cAMISOM and SNA forces shall continue clearing these roads as we have so far completed two major roads: one from Beldamin to Qoryooley and another from Beldamin to Shalamboti. We are now clearing the one from Buufow to Janaale where Al-Shabaab have been trying to put up resistance,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cAl-Shabaab cannot hide and we shall continue to work hard to deny them safe haven until the people have been liberated from Al-Shabaab terror.\u201d<\/p>\n
Al Shabaab is al Qaeda’s affiliate in Somalia and operates primarily out of the country’s southern and central regions.<\/p>\n
The group is fighting an insurgency against the internationally recognized Somali Federal Government, which is based in Somalia’s capital, Mogadishu.<\/p>\n
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By: Jeffrey Owuraku Sarpong\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Troops of the African Union forces (AMISOM) and the Somali National Army (SNA) killed a top commander of terrorist group Al-Shabaab last night in Somalia. The news was confirmed by AMISOM\u2019s Sector One commander, Brigadier General Sam Okiding. According to Brigadier General Okiding, the Al-Shabaab commander was killed together with 22 other terrorists following airstrikes […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":108819,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[107,11],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n