Sunday October 25, 2015
Somali soldiers on duty.
Somali Govt troops launched an attack on Al-Shabaab base near Halgan area in Hiiraan region on Thursday and killed one militant fighter, according to a top military commander, Mohamed Omar.
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The senior military chief revealed in an interview with Radio Shabelle that Somali soldiers had killed one Al -Shabaab member and seized four AK-47 riffles during the combat at a village located 20 kilometers away from Halgan.“The area we attacked was an Al-Shabaab stronghold, where they used to collect Zakah (An Islamic levy on the wealth) from local herders near Halgan town,” said Omar
By the time of filing this report, Al Shabaab had not reacted to the claims by the military.
In recent weeks, the Somali Army, along with AU troops have been pushing Al-Shabaab militants out of their bases, including Halgan village in Somalia’s central Hiiraan region.