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NISA carried out the overt operation with the support of foreign partners thought to be Americans who are providing help to the local forces battling the militants on the ground.

They had worked under Ilka-Asse, an English teacher who turned head of Al-Shabaab assassinations in Mogadishu after being transferred from southern regions.

The government claimed to have captured over 50 villages and killed hundreds of militants since the start of the decisive war in September, last month.

The security forces are currently dealing with the gunmen who stormed the hotel. There was no immediate report on the casualties resulting from the blast and the gunfire that started at noon.

Djibouti has troops in Somalia who are part of African union mission (ATMIS).

Turner said the WFP is now reaching more than double the numbers of vulnerable people with aid that it reached earlier this year. She said food assistance alone will not prevent loss of life.

For the past six years, this execution has been pending, with Farmajo, the predecessor of Hassan Sheikh accused of refusing to sign the execution of the soldier after a court found him guilty.

No government officials were immediately reachable for comment.

Deni's relations were at a low point since May 15 presidential election in Mogadishu, when the regional leader faced a devastating defeat to Hassan Sheikh, who won the race for the top seat.

It is the second visit of the PM to Beledweyne since he took office in June of this year. He is expected to pay a troop visit on the frontlines in Hiran, mainly the newly liberated areas.

UAE currently trains and equips thousands of soldiers in the northeastern semi-autonomous region of Puntland. It provides military and financial assistance to the separatist region of Somaliland.

Police later said the victims who were killed were two German men, aged 20 and 35. The severely injured person is a 27-year-old German.