A Govt-allied militia attacks Al-Shabaab base in Somalia

Ma’wisley fighters have taken up arms against Al-Shabaab in the Hiran region, and the government of Somalia sees them as an effective force to weaken the terrorist group.

News Keydmedia Online
4 September 2022

BELEDWEYNE, Somalia – A government-allied militia in central Somalia stepped up the war on Al-Shabaab amid military operations in several parts of the Horn of Africa country.

Ma’wisley, a locally mobilized clan militia launched an attack against the Al-Shabaab hideout in the Garasweyne area on the outskirts of Jalalaqsi in the Hiran region, leading to an hours-long gunfight, according to residents.

The fighting caused casualties on both sides, but the exact number still remains unclear.

A heavy battle erupts between the Ma'wisley militia and Al-Shabaab in the Mahas district of the Hiran region, central #Somalia with both sides using heavy weapons," said a resident.

Ma’wisley backs Somali military forces in the war on Al-Shabaab in the Hiran region, where the group killed 21 people in an attack on a convoy of trucks ferrying food from Beledweyne to Mahas town on Friday night.

Ma’wisley fighters have taken up arms against Al-Shabaab in the Hiran region, and the government of Somalia sees them as an effective force to weaken the terrorist group.

The region is facing frequent clashes taking place in the rural areas outside Beledweyne, the capital of the Hiran region, 350 kilometers north of Mogadishu.

Prime Minister Hamza Abdi Barre and the Minister of Defense recently visited troops at their bases to boost their morale as they fight the Al-Qaeda-linked militant group.

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