OSINT SUMMARY
Somali police on Monday 22nd August 2016 conducted a major security swoop in Beledweyne town, Hiiraan region of central Somalia.
During the operation seven suspected Al-Shabaab terrorists were arrested. According to Beledweyne district Police Commander Ali Dhuh Abdi the operation was intelligence led from information gathered from the locals.
Corresponding OSINT reports indicate that the dawn operation was carried out in Beledweyne town with Police searching houses suspected to be hiding dens of Al-Shabaab and their sympathizers.
Police said the arrested will undergo a thorough interrogation. The Monday operation was aimed at flushing out Al-Shabaab elements reported in the Beledweyne town and the nearby localities.
Police commander Abdi noted that the counter-terrorism operations across the country will continue to flush and neutralized Al-Shabaab remnants to their last one.
