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SNA’s sting operation kills 15 Al-Shabaab fighters in Hiran region

Storyline:National News, Security

GOOBJOOG NEWS|HIRAN: Fierce fighting between Somali government forces and Al-Shabaab militants broke out today in Bukure area of ​​Mahas district in Hiran region, resulting in the deaths of several Al-Shabaab fighters.

Speaking to the media, Colonel Mohamud Hassan Ibrahim Bakay, commander of the 5th Battalion of the Somali National Army, said his men killed 15 members of the Al-Shabaab group who were holed up in the area of Bukure.

The commander added that the sting operation led to the seizure of several AK47 and BKM rifles and the successful retake of the area that was once under the terrorist’s grip.