Airstrike Kills Over 50 Al-Shabaab Militants in Mudug Region

GOOBJOOG NEWS | MOGADISHU: At least 50 Al-Shabaab militants were killed in an airstrike conducted by the Somali National Army supported by its international partners near Harardhere district in the Mudug region Monday.

Military sources said that the airstrike targetted Barag Garguurte area, approximately 20 kilometres from the Harardhere district in the southern part of the Mudug region.

The sources added that a senior leader in the group identified as Ahmed Jiis was among those killed in the attack.

“The terrorist militants had gathered in the Barag Garguurte area to attempt an attack on the local people near Harardhere district, but they were thwarted.”

The attack in Barag Garguurte coincided with most of the areas in the southern part of the Mudug region being under the control of the al-Shabab group.