The Somali government confirmed that the Somali National Army and the local organized residents known as Mawisley have taken over Ruun Nirgood District in the Middle Shabelle Region from Al-Shabaab group.
Spokesperson of the Ministry of Defense of the Federal Government of Somalia Gen. Abdullahi Ali Aanood, who spoke to the media, said that the National Army took control of Ruun Nirgood District and other areas that under come the district.
Gen. Abdullahi Ali Aanood said that the Somali National Army killed at least 150 members of Al-Shabaab in the operation in Ruun Nirgood district, while 15 are held in captive. The briefing adds that 5 foreign members were among those killed by the government forces.
The spokesperson of the Ministry of Defense of the Federal Government of Somalia Gen. Abdullahi Ali Aanood said that the government forces entered the district and started searching for landmines.
The Spokesman of the Ministry of Defense indicated that the entire Hirshabelle Regional Government areas have been removed from Al-Shabaab, except for the west of Hiran and the west of the Middle Shabelle Region, which he said will be next to be liberated from Al-Shabab.
The government forces and the local organized residents known as Mawisleyda are continuing operations in the regions of the country against Al-Shabaab.
The development comes as the first batch of National Army arrived in Mogadishu yesterday, who received training in Eritrea, which are expected to join the operations against Al-Shabaab.
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