(15-07-24) MOGADISHU (Halqabsi News) –Local forces helping the Somali National Army in the fight against Al-Shabaab on Sunday arrested an Al-Shabaab militant hiding in villages near the town. The militant was identified as Abdi Mohamed Omar.
Omar said that he had served in the group for several years, joining them from the Bakol region. According to commanders leading the operation that netted Omar, the operation took place between Qoryaweyn and Huladur areas near Eldheer district.
Joint SNA and local forces have recently been conducting anti-Al-Shabaab operations on the outskirts of Eldheer, resulting in the liberation of small villages and the removal of militants from large forested territory in the region.
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