{"id":454539,"date":"2026-01-11T09:01:15","date_gmt":"2026-01-11T06:01:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/?p=454539"},"modified":"2026-01-11T09:10:29","modified_gmt":"2026-01-11T06:10:29","slug":"local-forces-inflict-heavy-losses-on-al-shabaab-in-hiiraan-region","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/local-forces-inflict-heavy-losses-on-al-shabaab-in-hiiraan-region\/","title":{"rendered":"Local Forces Inflict Heavy Losses on Al-Shabaab in Hiiraan Region"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Mogadishu, (SONNA) \u2013 Local forces known as the Macawisley, operating in Somalia\u2019s Hiiraan region, have carried out a large-scale operation that dealt a significant blow to Al-Shabaab militants in areas under Maxaas District.<\/p>\n<p>The operation followed credible intelligence indicating militant movements in the targeted locations. According to reports, the militants suffered heavy casualties, and planned attacks targeting civilians were successfully thwarted.<\/p>\n<p>Commanders leading the operation stated that security operations will continue until Al-Shabaab elements hiding in parts of the region are fully eliminated, emphasizing that restoring and maintaining overall security remains a top priority.<\/p>\n<p>The operation is part of ongoing efforts by the Somali National Army, working alongside local community fighters, to enhance peace and stability across the Hiiraan region.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mogadishu, (SONNA) \u2013 Local forces known as the Macawisley, operating in Somalia\u2019s Hiiraan region, have carried out a large-scale operation that dealt a significant blow to Al-Shabaab militants in areas under Maxaas District. The operation followed credible intelligence indicating militant movements in the targeted locations. According to reports, the militants suffered heavy casualties, and planned [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":120,"featured_media":454540,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"content-type":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-454539","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-local"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/454539","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/120"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=454539"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/454539\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":454541,"href":"https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/454539\/revisions\/454541"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/454540"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=454539"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=454539"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=454539"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}