A Combined joint task force of the Somali National Army SNA and Kenya Defense Forces (KDF) AMISOM cotingent have killed 23 members of the Al-Qaeda branch in Somalia, Harakat Al-Shabaab Mujahideen (HSM) in the general area of Fahfahdun town situated in the South West prefecture of Gedo Province Somalia.
Kenya Defense Forces conducted an assault targeting the new base of the Al-Qaeda branch in Somalia, Harakat Al-Shabaab Mujahideen (HSM) in the outskirts of Fahfahdun town situated in the South West prefecture of Gedo Province Somalia.
The militants withdrew from the positions they held i
n the area. An exchange of heavy weaponry that lasted 4 hours left 23 militants dead, 3 tactical vehicles with mounted machine guns destroyed, and light machine guns seized by the army.
Military Intelligence confirms that Harakat Al-Shabaab Mujahideen (HSM) militants were planning to use the base to conduct ambushes and attacks targeting the SNA and KDF troops in pacification mission in the region
