Somalia military destroys al-Shabaab bases in Lower Juba region

Somalia military forces confirmed killing Alshabab members in the lower Juba region during a security operation. They said Danab forces destroyed Al-Shabab hideouts and killed several members in a planned security operation near Leego village in Lower Shabelle region.

The development comes amid the country’s elite forces having intensified operations to hunt down al-Shabaab members in different parts of the country. Early this month, National Intelligence and Security Agency (NISA) reported that the military equipment found in a bunker in the district of Huriwa included, among other means of warfare, mortar shells and bomb-making drums.

Somalia forces backed by African Union Mission in Somalia (Amisom) troops have been fighting al-Shabaab fighters for more than a decade..In 2011, Somali troops managed to dislodge al-Shabaab fighters from Mogadishu following days long fierce fighting which claimed more than a hundred lives and destroyed immense properties. The forces also liberated major towns in south and central Somalia which were previously under the control of al-Shabaab