May 13. (EUROPE PRESS) –
At least 44 militants from the jihadist group Al Shabaab have died in a military operation carried out in the last few hours in the Somali region of Lower Shabelle, in the center-south of the country.
The operation, carried out by the Somali National Intelligence and Security Forces, together with international partners, took place specifically against a “assembly point” of the group in the Ali Fuuto area, Kurtunwarey township, according to a statement from the Somali Ministry of Information. collected by the Hiraan On Line portal.
This operation has been “the result of 12 months of meticulous planning by the National Intelligence Service (NISA)” which has resulted in the destruction of the facilities and the death of “some leaders” of the organization, according to the note, without give more details.
This operation has occurred immediately after a meeting of key figures, including the commander of the multinational coalition in support of Somalia, General Mohamed Ali Barise, and the Kenyan ambassador to Somalia, Thomas Chepkuto, to accelerate the second phase of the ” total war” declared by the authorities against Al Shabaab.
The first phase ended, according to the Somali government, with some 3,000 militants killed and more than 70 towns recovered in a military offensive that is now spreading to the south of the country.
