Mogadishu, (SONNA) – Somali National Armed Forces (SNA) celebrated their recent victory at the Bariire Bridge, where they overpowered Al-Shabaab militants and seized a large cache of weapons and military equipment.
In a press briefing held this evening, Minister of Defence Ahmed Moalim Fiqi confirmed that 120 Al-Shabaab militants were killed during the offensive in Bariire, with several others captured alive. He noted that many of the militants abandoned their weapons and fled the battlefield.
The Minister added that alongside weapons recovery, forces are also clearing the bodies of militants scattered across the town. He described Bariire as a strategic location and noted that its liberation marks an important junction in the Federal Government’s ongoing operations in the Lower Shabelle region.
