Sunday September 14, 2025 {HMC} The Somali National Army (SNA) on Saturday afternoon displayed weapons and prisoners captured from Al-Shabaab militants during the recent battle in El-Dheer district of the Galgaduud region.
Two militants captured alive were presented to the media in handcuffs, with military officers assuring that they would be treated in accordance with the law before being transferred to the Military Court.
The display was attended by senior military officials, including the commander of the 21st Division of the SNA, Colonel Mohamed Dhagaweyne, and the commander of the 1st Division of the Gorgor Commandos, Saahid Jama Farah Jareere.
During the event, officers also presented a cash reward to a soldier credited with stopping a vehicle packed with explosives that Al-Shabaab had planned to use in seizing the district.
The death toll of Al-Shabaab militants killed in the El-Dheer clashes has risen to 71, after authorities discovered additional bodies of the attackers, according to District Commissioner Abdirahman Ahmed Omar.
The battle, which lasted several hours, also left casualties among government forces. The Ministry of Defence confirmed that six soldiers were killed and 14 others wounded.
Source Hiiraan online
