Somalia
Somalia:Ethiopian, TFG armies destroy 71 terrorist operatives
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Jul 4, 2008 - 9:31:23 AM

A/A, July 3, 2008 (Mogadishu ) - The Ethiopian army in Somalia collaborated with the army of the Transitional Federal Government of Somalia in a military mission that crushed 71 terrorists of Union of Islamic Council and Al Shebab, 13 of them members of leadership.

The army spokesperson reported from the spot that the joint military mission was launched on June 29 to destroy the terrorist operatives in Meteban and Gura'el areas, the spokesperson told ENA.

The terrorist operatives had arrived at those areas in their plan to launch large-scale offensives, the spokesperson said. The Ethiopian and Somalian joint military mission, however, destroyed the terrorists and their weaponry.

In the mission, 71 terrorists were killed including a Canadian whose name is in international terrorists' list, the spokesperson said, adding the rest run away in disarray.

Numerous artillery were captured from the operatives and their patrol vehicle burnt, the spokesperson said.

Source:ENA