DANAB Commandos kill 17 Al-Shabaab fighters in Jubaland and South West States

GOBJOOG NEWS|MOGADISHU: Somali National Army Commandos (DANAB) carried out a special operation to flush out Al-Shaaab fighters holed up in Somalia’s Jubaland and Southwest States in the last 24 hours,  State Media confirms.

DANAB military officials said that the operation killed 17 Alshabab terrorists and destroyed 9 hideouts belonging to the group namely: Jerusalem, Abaaqa, Dharkeyn and Urur, in Jubaland’s capital, Kismayo.

On Tuesday, the Commandos released photos of two criminals captured during an operation in Lower Juba region, about 30 km from Kismayo, and seized a cache of weapons used to terrorize civilians and government officials.