MOGADISHU – Somali army forces have carried out military operation against Al Shabaab militants near Mahaday town, some 120 km north of Mogadishu.
The operation was conducted all areas near the town, in a bid to eradicate Al Qaeda linked the group’s militants, according to a military official, who asked to be anonymous.
He says the crackdown had been aimed at targeting militants, who are hiding into villages near the town of Mahaday in Middle Shabelle region.
“We want to target the group’s fighters, who always launch ambush attack on armoured vehicles, while travelling through Mahaday and Ali-Foldhere”, he said.
The Somali-based group of Al Shabaab militants have been carrying out surprise assaults and bomb attacks on Somali troops, along with African Union forces’ vehicles in parts of the region.
