Local officials confirmed to Xinhua that a military operation to
flush out Al-Shabaab from their hideouts in the Bakool Region of
Southwest Somalia would be launched soon.
Kenya Defence Force soldiers arrive in Garissa University College in Garissa April 4, 2015.
Fighters from Al-Qaeda linked Al-Shabaab terrorist network have fled from their strongholds in the middle Shabelle region of Southern Somalia, following military onslaught from Somali forces and the African Union troops.
Dahir Mohamed,
a Senior Commander in Somali National Army, told Xinhua that the
Al-Shabaab fighters were overpowered by the military operation and
retreated to avoid casualties.
"The Al-Shabaab
militants fled from towns in middle Shabelle region once they learnt
that the military onslaught was so severe," said Mohamed
Eye witnesses also revealed to Xinhua that the militants fled from their camps following the military assault.
Several towns in southern Somalia have been liberated from Al-Shabaab this year.
Local
officials confirmed to Xinhua that a military operation to flush out
Al-Shabaab from their hideouts in the Bakool Region of Southwest Somalia
would be launched soon.
According to the
official, the forthcoming military operation is aimed at loosening the
grip of Al-Shabaab militants in towns and villages located in
southwestern parts of the horn of Africa.
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