Airstrike eliminates at least 7 al-Shabaab terrorists in Somalia\u2019s Hiraan region
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\nSomalia\u2019s National Intelligence and Security Agency (NISA) announced on Sunday that an airstrike in the central Hiraan region killed at least seven al-Shabaab militants and destroyed two weapon-filled trucks, Anadolu Agency reported. The strike occurred earlier that day in Bulo Hog village, near Buq-Aqable, a town under al-Shabaab control located about 268 kilometers (166 miles) north of Mogadishu.<\/p>\n
According to NISA, the operation was conducted after monitoring the militants and their vehicles, which were reportedly moving from the Shaw area of Hiraan toward Buq-Aqable. The agency stated, \u201cAfter closely tracking the movement of the vehicles and accompanying fighters, the national intelligence executed the strike upon confirming intelligence about the Khawaarij,\u201d a term it uses for al-Shabaab.<\/p>\n
This airstrike follows three separate operations in the Middle Shabelle region two days earlier, which resulted in the deaths of at least 13 al-Shabaab members, including fighters and commanders. Al-Shabaab has been conducting an insurgency against the Somali government for over 16 years, frequently attacking security forces, government officials, and civilians.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Airstrike eliminates at least 7 al-Shabaab terrorists in Somalia\u2019s Hiraan region ————————— Somalia\u2019s National Intelligence and Security Agency (NISA) announced on Sunday that an airstrike in the central Hiraan region killed at least seven al-Shabaab militants and destroyed two weapon-filled trucks, Anadolu Agency reported. The strike occurred earlier that day in Bulo Hog village, near …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":128853,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rop_custom_images_group":[],"rop_custom_messages_group":[],"rop_publish_now":"initial","rop_publish_now_accounts":{"facebook_108372464460192_245495985553329":""},"rop_publish_now_history":[],"rop_publish_now_status":"pending","footnotes":""},"categories":[6158],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-128854","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-somalia"],"yoast_head":"\n