Al-Shabaab suffered a lot of losses in the battle that took place today in Hiran region.

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There are more reports of a fierce battle that took place this afternoon in areas under the districts of Bula Burte and Halgan in Hiran region.

The battle between the local forces and the Al-Shabaab group took place in Beera Yabal area under Bula Burte district.

The cooperating forces are said to have fully taken control of the Bera Yabal area and the neighboring areas, after a long-hour battle between the two sides.

The preliminary reports that are coming out say that the battle today has caused a heavy loss to the Al-Shabaab group which has been gathering in the areas between Bula Burte and Halgan for the past few days.

The Minister of Defense of the Federal Government of Somalia who spoke briefly about the war that took place today in Hiran region said that Al-Shabaab group has been defeated.

“Today there was a heavy defeat of the Khawarij in Hiran region. I thank the CXDS heroes and the people of Hiran,” said Minister of Defense Abdulqadir Mohamed Noor.

There is still no official news confirming the number of Al-Shabaab killed in today’s battle between Bulaburte and Halgan in Hiran region, apart from the victory claimed by the government.