MOGADISHU (Halbeeg News) – Somali Army Chief, Dahir Elmi Indho-Qarshe has paid a visit to a military training base on the outskirt of Mogadishu on Monday.
General Dahir who was accompanied by senior military officials toured base of elite Somali forces dubbed Danab in Balli-dogle locality in lower Shabelle region.
US military officials manage the military base located at former airbase under the framework of US Africom.
General Indho Qarshe met with some of the new newly recruited of the elite forces who completed military training conducted by US trainers.
He also held talks the military officials at the base on broad range issues including plans to conduct operations against Al-Shabaab
With the support of American troops, Danab special force has intensified its covert operations against Al-Shabaab fighters in the lower Shabelle and Jubba regions, where the group has a strong presence.
Six fighters were killed, and their ringleader arrested last week during an operation conducted by Danab special force near Balcad, south of the capital Mogadishu.
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