Saturday June 15, 2024
Baidoa (HOL) - Federal government forces, alongside Southwest Darwish troops, conducted military operations on the roads connecting the regions of Bay, Bakool, and Gedo over the last few hours.
According to a statement issued by the federal government, the troops have taken control of several areas, the names of which have not been disclosed. They have also destroyed sites where the group collected money from public vehicles.
Military officials told Somali National Television that the purpose of the operation was to secure the roads connecting the Bay, Bakool, and Gedo regions, where militants sometimes carried out terror activities.
However, on Thursday night, suspected al-Shabab militants fired at least ten mortar shells at an Ethiopian military base in the Hudur district of the Bakool region. According to residents, the Ethiopian troops responded with artillery fire, but the casualties remain unknown.
The African Union peacekeeping mission (ATMIS), the Southwest regional state administration, and the federal government have not commented on the attack on the army base.