Nearly 20 suspected Al Shabaab members killed in Somalia airstrikes

September 5 (EUROPA PRESS) –

Somali authorities have announced the death of nearly 20 suspected members of the terrorist group Al Shabaab in several bombings carried out by Mogadishu’s international partners, amid operations against the group, linked to Al Qaeda.

At least 14 suspected militants were killed in a bombing raid on the town of Gid Marke, while another five were killed in an attack on a checkpoint set up by Al Shabaab in El Hile, according to the Somali state news agency SONNA.

Somalia has in recent months stepped up offensives against Al Shabaab with the support of clans and local militias as part of a series of decisions taken by President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, who promised upon taking office in May 2022 to put the fight against terrorism at the heart of his efforts to stabilise the African country.