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MONDAY, DECEMBER 11, 2023
Somalia says around 40 al Shabaab fighters killed in clashes

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Reuters
01 December, 2022, 09:35 pm
Last modified: 01 December, 2022, 09:38 pm

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Somalia says around 40 al Shabaab fighters killed in clashes

Reuters
01 December, 2022, 09:35 pm
Last modified: 01 December, 2022, 09:38 pm
FILE PHOTO: Somali military officers march in a parade during celebrations to mark the 62nd anniversary of the Somali National Armed Forces in Mogadishu, Somalia April 12, 2022. REUTERS/Feisal Omar/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: Somali military officers march in a parade during celebrations to mark the 62nd anniversary of the Somali National Armed Forces in Mogadishu, Somalia April 12, 2022. REUTERS/Feisal Omar/File Photo

Somali forces killed about 40 al Shabaab fighters in the Middle Shabelle region, the government said on Thursday, the latest clashes in a months-long offensive that aims to weaken the grip of the Islamist militant group.

Al Shabaab, an al Qaeda franchise that is seeking impose its interpretation of Islamic law across the country, frequently stages deadly attacks in the capital Mogadishu and elsewhere.

On Sunday al Shabaab stormed a heavily guarded hotel near the president's residence in Mogadishu, killing nine people.

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The government, supported by clan militias and African Union troops, says it has killed more than 600 members of al Shabaab and recaptured 68 settlements over the last three months, as part of concerted efforts to end the militants' control over large portions of the Horn of Africa country.

Al Shabaab's restrictions on deliveries of international aid have compounded the impact of the worst drought in four decades, officials say, leaving Somalia on the brink of famine.

Different sides often give conflicting accounts of clashes.

"The security forces and our international allies killed around 40 al Shabaab fighters and wounded several others," Somalia's information ministry said in a statement.

The ministry described it as a planned operation in a forest near the village of Ali Foldhere in Middle Shabelle on Wednesday night, but al Shabaab and one clan fighter said the fighting arose from an attack by the militants.

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