Friday , November 7, 2025 (HCM)Somalia’s government said Wednesday that its national army killed at least 49 al-Shabab fighters during a military operation in the Lower Shabelle region.
According to the Ministry of Information, Somalia’s special forces working in coordination with the National Intelligence and Security Agency (NISA) and “international security partners” struck militant positions in the village of Bulo-Madino on Tuesday evening. The operation destroyed several military vehicles and a weapons cache used by the extremists.
“Last night, the whole earth shook. We heard two huge air strikes,” said Ali Farah, a local bus driver.
The United States military, which has carried out multiple airstrikes against al-Shabab this year, said it was not involved in Tuesday’s operation.
Prime Minister Hamza Abdi Barre said in a separate statement that government forces have killed more than 600 al-Shabab fighters, wounded 1,200 others, and recaptured 68 settlements over the past three months as part of a “comprehensive military, economic, and ideological war” aimed at dismantling the insurgency.
The Lower Shabelle region remains one of al-Shabab’s long-standing strongholds, where Somali forces backed by international allies have intensified operations to reclaim rural territories and cut off the militants’ logistical networks.
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