Somalia forces recaptured several villages in the Middle Shabelle region following a security operation. Lawmaker Osman Hadole, a former army commander, Karaan district commissioner Abshir Karaan and officers from the 27th division of the Somali military led the forces that took over Yaaqle, Mukadheere, Dhagahoow, Kooraabe, Shanloow and Farbaraki. And most of them are located in the Bal’ad district.
Military officials did not specify the number of casualties that resulted from the operation. They vowed that the Somali National Army would establish an operating base in the area to advance the security of the Jowhar and Balad districts.
Last week, a sizable contingent of government soldiers left Mogadishu for the Middle Shabelle and Mudug regions to join the military offensive in the area. The government forces on Saturday recaptured a strategic district linking the country’s southern and central regions after the al Shabab withdrew its fighters.
