Somalia army claims to have killed 29 Alshabab fighters in Southern Somalia

Somalia’s Danab forces have claimed to have killed at least 29 Alshabab fighters in Southern Somalia. Military officials said that the army foiled an attempted attack by the Alshabab on the military base in Barire, a town about 60 km south of Mogadishu.

The group has not yet responded to this matter but the government Soldiers said they had pushed them back with heavy casualties. According to the military officials, at least one Somali soldier died on the battlefield.

The operation came as al-Shabab intensified attacks on SNA and African Union military bases and key government installations in Mogadishu as well as other regions in south and central Somalia as the Horn of Africa country holds parliamentary elections.

On several occasions, the federal government emphasized its plans to eliminate the group from their remaining areas in the country but the group still seems capable of carrying out its military operations and explosives in Somalia.