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The defection comes amid a stepped-up military operation against Al-Shabaab in the south of the country.

Ahmed added that the bomber detonated his suicide vest at a fish market near the Ex-control security checkpoint, killing two civilians and injuring at least 8 others on the spot.

Hashi stated that SNA won a significant victory in the battle and had the upper hand in the offensive aimed at dislodging Al-Shabaab from the small strategic areas between Mogadishu and Jowhar district.

The death of the commander comes days after SNA chief Gen Odowa Yusuf Rage has confirmed that the government forces have killed 100 militants in the latest operations against Al-Shabaab in the region.

Kenyan military jets rained down bombs on rural areas in the Gedo region, south of Somalia amid strained relations between the two countries.

The IED blast occurred in the busy market in the town of Baidoa in the Bay region, about 250 km to the northwest of the Somali capital Mogadishu.

A KDF convoy came under IED blast while passing through Baure village in Lamu County, prompting heavy fighting between Kenyan forces and Al-Shabaab fighters.

Tallaabadan ayaa ka dambeysay kadib markii Trump uu amar ku bixiyay in Ciidanka Mareykanka laga soo qaado Soomaaliya.

Go'aankan ayaa yimid kadib markii dhawaan Sarkaal katirsanaa CIA lagu dilay qarax ka dhacay degaanka Gandershe, ee duleedka Muqdisho.

Al-Shabaab ayaa mudooyinkii dambe waxay lumisay degaanno badan oo dowladda gacanta ku dhigtay, kadib markii duulaan lagu qaadey Kooxda.

This is the latest such incident to happen in the area. Two weeks ago, the group targeted a school in Mandera east near the Kenya-Somalia border targeting non-local teachers.

Somali president Hassan Sheikh Mohamud who is in the US for UNGA77 asked the Biden administration for more effective support in the fight against Al-Shabaab.