Al-Shabaab raid repelled as lawmakers survive grenade attack in Somalia
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Staff reporter GAROWE ONLINE
- Posted On 07-10-2021, 01:01PM
MOGADISHU, Somalia - The Somali National Army [SNA] repelled an Al-Shabaab attack, in yet another dramatic moment that showcases the ability of the federal army, which has been undergoing rebuilding for the last decade after years of downfall.
State media reported that the federal army stationed in Janale town in Lower Shabelle killed three Al-Shabaab militants within the region after they attempted to run over a camp, following brief fire exchanges.
The incident also left a number of Al-Shabaab militants nursing their injuries as quite a number also got apprehended by the state army. The incident took place on Tuesday night according to the state media.
"Somali National Army stationed in Janale town of Lower Shabelle region killed 3 Alshabab fighters and wounded several others after terrorists had attempted to attack the army base on Tuesday night," state media reported.
Janale town, a former Al-Shabaab base, was liberated in 2020 following an operation carried jointly by the Somali National Army and the African Union Mission Forces [AMISOM] which is responsible for security and peace in Somalia.
The town has since been under the Somali troops which are also in charge of several villages within the town. It's in Janale that Al-Shabaab for a long time used to extort taxes from the locals with impunity and retrogressive antics.
Elsewhere, two regional members of parliament were injured Tuesday night in a grenade attack in Jowhar, town, the regional administrative capital of Hirshabelle, as elections for the remaining two senators concluded.
The two lawmakers-Abdirahman Idow and Mohamed Dheere were injured after a hand grenade was reportedly hurled at the house of Jowhar mayor where the lawmakers were in.
The attack is the second one in about a month. Three regional MPs were injured last month after a similar grenade attack at an administrator’s residence. The militant group Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the attack but did not give immediate reasons why it targeted the lawmakers.
GAROWE ONLINE
