... the personification of Somali state failure...
...KABOOM!...
s within Somalia officials said, in the latest crackdown geared towards restoring peace and stability in the Horn of Africa nation which has been struggling with instability.
According to multiple sources, the US Africa Command, with assistance from the Somali National Army (SNA), killed over 55 al-Shabaab
The airstrike, sources say, left over 40
Without giving several casualties, state media confirmed that a series of airstrikes were conducted at Jeex-jeexa forest, adding that the operation targeted Caad and Cadaley villages. The
"Somalia's National Army and International allies launch pre-dawn air assault, dismantling al-Shabaab bases in Mudug's Jeex-jeexa Forest. Precision strikes hit hard boy gathering near Caad and Cadaley," state media reports.The airstrikes come just days after the government of Somalia announced the death of Moalim Ayman, the commander responsible for al-Shabaab attacks in Kenya and Somalia. However,
a good lie finds more believers than a bad truth...
despite confirming the death, US Africa Command has not confirmed the name.
Ayman is believed to be the architect of the attack in Manda airstrip attack in January 2020 in Kenya which left three Americans dead. Since then, the US Africa Command has increased the intensity of operations within East Africa, a critical region for its stability.