Somali Defence Minister: Preparations Underway to Retake Areas From Terrorist Militias

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Somalia Defence Minister: preparations underway to retake areas from terrorist militias

Ahmed Moallim Fiqi, Minister of Defence of Somalia, said that preparations are underway to retake the few remaining areas still under the control of terrorist militias, in coordination with the Ministry of Defence and the National Army Command.

Somalia Government Announces Killing of Al-Shabaab Leader in Central Regions – Somali Dispatch

MOGADISHU (SD) – The Somali government has announced the killing of Al-Shabaab’s leader in central Somalia, Nur Abdi Roble (Nunule). Defense Minister Ahmed Maallim Fiqi told state media that this senior leader, along with officers and fighters from Al-Shabaab, was killed yesterday in an airstrike targeting a meeting location in the Ceelhareri area of the Galgadud region. “We are sharing with the Somali people the news of eliminating the highest-…

Somali Defence Minister: preparations underway to retake areas from terrorist militias

Mogadishu : Ahmed Moallim Fiqi, Minister of Defence of Somalia, said that preparations are underway to retake the few remaining areas still under the control of terrorist militias, in coordination with the Ministry of Defence and the National Army Command. He commended the successive victories achieved by the Somali National Army, in cooperation with local resistance forces, during recent military operations in the Hiran region, which resulted i…

Somali Federal Gov’t announces that Somali troops will recapture areas under Al-Shabab’s control

The defense minister of the Somali Federal Gov’t, Ahmed Ma’alin Fiqi on Sunday has revealed that large mobilization is underway which is aimed that the Somali Federal Gov’t to recapture areas that are under the control of Al-Shabab. He pointed out that the plan will be jointly cooperated between the Somali National Army (SNA) and the local defense forces known as Ma’awisley. He further disclosed that this operation will be the one in which the m…