Somali Troops are expected to commence anti-Al-shabab offensives in Middle Shabelle province

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The Somali National Army (SNA) and the local defense forces are currently carrying out mobilization of troops in Middle Shabelle Province in a bid to launch anti-Al-shabab operations in areas that the militant group captured for the last couple of months in the East of the province. Reports say that the Somali military officers, officials of Hirshabelle, and regional authority are mobilizing the troops in different areas.

Local residents say that there is a troop mobilization which is underway in settlements that are under Raage Eele and Adale in which the Somali troops will launch offensive against areas under Al-Shabab’s control. The Minister of defense of Somali Federal Gov’t, Ahmed Ma’alin Fiqi on Sunday disclosed that the gov’t will ensure that the militant group of Al-Shabab will be flushed out from areas that they recently captured and those that were previously under their control .

Hirshabelle President, Ali Abdullahi Hussein on Monday paid an inspection visit to the Somali troops in the frontlines. He told the Somali Military Officers that he met that a new offensive against the militant group of Al-Shabab will be commenced. The governor of Middle Shabelle province, Mohamud Mohamed Masdile who is mobilizing the troops told the media that operations to liberate Al-Shabab from areas under their control will be commenced. Al-shabab commenced in Feb. an unprecedented attacks which it expanded its control the liberated areas in which the Somali National Army (SNA) drove them out a year ago.

Al-shabab was based in the West of Middle Shabelle province for the past 12 years and its expansion in the East came after the group acknowledged that the Somali National Army (SNA) will launch attacks in the West of the province. Al-shabab attacked areas under the control of allied troops in the East of the province days after officials of the Somali military officers announced that the second phase of liberation operations will be launched. Al –Shabab attacks mean that they want to keep areas in the West of Middle Shabelle province.

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