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He used harsh words while dictating the two leaders’ names describing them as inexplicable, unpredictable, and invariable figures.

The takeover comes a day after Galmudug leader Ahmed Qorqor flanked by his security minister paid a visit to troops on the frontlines. 

There has been no concrete agreement was reached in the past rounds of talks between the Federal Government and the regional states who are at loggerhead over key issues, including the poll committee.

Lessons learned in the last four years are full of antagonism and hatred planted in the mindset of today’s generations, he mentioned.

The latest operation came barely three days after Al-Shabaab militants attacked key military bases in Barire and Awdhegle in the Lower Shabelle region. The army said over 100 terrorists were killed in the raid.

The Galmudug leader is expected to embark on a journey to his state to renew his absenteeism term from the state leadership to return to the capital.

The ISIS affiliate formed in 2015 has been gaining control in Puntland’s Bari region, setting up hideouts in the Golis hills, where it sometimes engaged in deadly battles with the Al-Qaeda-linked Al-Shabaab.

On its side, the Al-Qaeda-linked terror group claimed victory over the battle, saying it killed 47 soldiers and seized weapons, including artillery and ammunition. KON could not independently verify this claim.

The talks are aimed at finding a common agenda for the upcoming electoral dialogue mediated by the international community.

Roble whose government has failed in the security and the fight against Al-Shabaab has expressed his “deepest sympathies to the families of the victims and wishes a speedy recovery to those injured”.  

The Somalia-based terrorist group Al-Shabaab has said it killed at least 47 soldiers in the simultaneous assaults on the two newly liberated areas in Lower Shabelle, the most militarized region in Somalia.

The Al-Qaeda-linked extremist group which is fighting to overthrow the UN-backed Somali government frequently exaggerates the number of troops/civilians they kill in Somalia attacks.