EVENT SUMMARY
Wednesday 25th May 2016, at least 11 Al-Shabaab militants were killed by SNA solders after the militants reportedly attacked their military base.
The incident follows a similar one in the same region whereby clan fighters in El-Wak clashed with Al-Shabaab; 6 militants were killed in the encounter.
Report from SNA’s commander first division in Gedo region, Abdirashid Barre Gurhan confirmed that the fighting broke out after the militants attacked their SNA military base in the town.
The attack prompted SNA forces to respond, engaging the terrorists in gunfight, 11 of them were killed during the fierce firefight, Gurhan confirmed. Two SNA soldiers were also injured during the fighting as the rest of the militants were repelled.
"Al-Shabaab militants attacked our base in the town, but they were destroyed in the battle. We killed 11 of the militants on the spot, two of our soldiers were injured during the fighting and we pushed them back," Gurhan told reporters.
The militants group has no responded to the incident. This week the Al Qaeda affiliated has suffered serious blows.
KDF OFFENSIVES
In a separate incident, KDF, a contingent fighting Al-Shabaab within AMISOM command killed 21 Al-Shabaab fighters alongside a junior level commander identified as Salad Bart.
In yet another raid, KDF airstrikes pounded an Al-Shabaab Berhani base (40 miles south of the sea port of Kismayo, in Lower Juba Region of Somalia) in the morning (0000hrs EAT, Tuesday). Human Intelligence collected indicates the base had encamped about 300 jihadists.
200 reportedly were fresh recruits at the base. Military intelligence report (BDA) indicate the base was completely decimated with more than a 100 militants likely killed in the KDF’s air fire.
The bombardments in Somalia’s southern region of Gedo come, following intelligence reports that the militants were regrouping signaling possibility of conducting a large-scale attack.
Militants have previously used Gedo region as a launching pad for attacks targeting Kenya.
