BAIDOA (Halbeeg) – Several Al-Shabaab fighters have been killed in a battle with Somali military soldiers in Bay region.
The soldiers raided the group’ camp on Thursday, forcing the other number of Al-Shabaab fighters to abandon their camp, according to Southwest state spokesperson, Nuradin Yussuf Ga’ma.
Ga’ma who spoke to the media said the government forces launched covert operations to hunt down Al-Shabaab fighters in Bay region.
The spokesman pointed out that among the fighters killed were two Al-Shabaab ringleaders.
“During the operations, the government forces killed several Al-Shabaab members,” Ga’ma said, “Among those killed include Al-Shabaab’s Furow village chief and another Al-Shabaab commander identified as Dufow.”
He said number rifles, magazines, hand grenades, car batteries, rolls of cables, mobile phones, and assorted foodstuffs were found at the camp.
Also found were bomb-making materials.
Al-Shabaab which wants to topple the internationally recognised Somali government has not yet commented on the raid on the camp.
Despite losing many towns to the Somali government, the group still conducts deadly attacks in and around the capital.
Its also carry out raids on military bases manned by African Union and Somali troops.
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