TFG and Allies Target Al-Shabaab in Southern Somalia
Ceel-waaq (SDN) -Reports emerging from Gedo region in Somalia say that a battle took place earlier today in Ceel-waaq between the Transitional Federal Government forces along with their Kenyan and Ethiopian allies against Al-Shabaab.
Kenyan warplanes battered Al-Shabaab strongholds in the city of Ceel-waaq. They also say coalition forces used diverse weaponry and tactics to target the militant group.
TFG forces told journalists the campaign was a success and Al-Shabaab suffered multiple causalities. Coalition forces plan to continue to draw the group out of neighbouring towns.
These types of operations are becoming increasingly common in the Gedo region of southern Somalia where the Transitional Federal Government and Al-Shabaab militants are fighting for control.
Coalition forces did not mention the impact of the operation on the civilian population which is still recovering from last year’s drought and famine.
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