Somali forces and international partners have carried out airstrikes in the areas of Shabelle and Mudug in the past few hours.
The first attack that took place in Ruunirgood area in the Middle Shabelle region was said to have targeted a house where Al-Shabaab officials were meeting, but the damage was not disclosed.
“Warplanes carried out a heavy attack on Ruunirgood District in Sh/Dakhe region, and a house where a high-ranking member of AS was meeting” was said in the written news from the government.
The warplanes also targeted a control point in Ruunirgood where the group used to collect money from vehicles using that road, and dozens of Al-Shabaab members were killed in the attack.
“The bombardment was targeted at a checkpoint where the militiamen used to drive the vehicles used by the people, and the preliminary losses of the militiamen there were dozens of militiamen and the vehicles they were driving were destroyed,” said the statement issued by the government.
On the other hand, the warplanes also destroyed four centers where the rebels were being held in the village of Arfuudo in Mudug region.
A news release from the government said that a house and a garage were also destroyed in the bombardment where the group used to prepare explosive vehicles to harass the Somali people.
These attacks are coming, while the Al-Shabaab group is still carrying out explosions and direct attacks in areas and districts of the Mudug and Middle Shabelle regions.
