MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) – Somalia’s navy mentioned on Thursday it had recaptured the strategic city of Wargaadhi within the Center Shabelle area hours after Al-Shabaab militants overran a navy base there throughout a pre-dawn assault.
The Islamist group, which has waged a decades-long insurgency towards the federal authorities, launched a coordinated assault on a base housing U.S.-trained Danab particular forces. The assault briefly gave the militants management of the bottom and an adjoining airstrip.
Propaganda photographs launched by Al-Shabaab confirmed its fighters inside the bottom, alongside captured navy autos and weapons, and the our bodies of fallen Somali troopers.
Somali navy official instructed Dalsan TV that authorities troops launched a swift counterattack, reclaiming the city and driving the militants out. The military spokesman mentioned these answerable for disseminating the photographs have been among the many casualties. The operation was reportedly supported by drone strikes concentrating on militants after they seized the city.
In a press release, Somalia’s federal authorities mentioned greater than a dozen insurgents have been killed within the preventing and asserted that Wargaadhi was now beneath full authorities management.
Nonetheless, Al-Shabaab issued a counterclaim, insisting its fighters remained in charge of the city and had seized a major cache of weapons. The group launched further photographs purporting to point out its fighters holding the bottom and displaying navy {hardware}.
Unbiased verification of both aspect’s claims stays elusive, as entry to the battle zone in central Somalia is restricted and reporting circumstances stay hazardous.
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