Airstrike in central Somalia kills several al-Shabab militants

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Saturday February 17, 2024

Mogadishu (HOL) – Somali army forces, supported by international partners, conducted an airstrike in the Galgadud region, resulting in the killing of several al-Shabab militants and the destruction of the group’s bases.

According to state-owned media reports on Saturday, the airstrike targeted the militants’ positions in the El-Wadalan area, located in the Gal’ad district of the Galgadud region.

The forces also destroyed another militant base in the Lower Shabelle region, although state-owned media did not provide further details.

Three weeks ago, the Somali government announced that more than 25 militants were killed in a strike in central Somalia. The airstrike destroyed a house where leaders of the group were meeting, and a garage used to prepare car bombs in the town of Galhareri district.

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