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Al-Shabaab fighter surrenders to Somali government forces in Gedo
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    Saturday June 11, 2022


    Mogadishu (HOL) - NISA officers in the Gedo region have detained a man they suspect of being a member of Al-Shabaab for over a decade.

    Abdiaziz Mohamud Diriye reportedly surrendered to government forces after fighting on behalf of the Al Qaeda-linked militant insurgency group for 12 years.

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    He confessed to Somali intelligence officials that he participated in several battles across many regions in Somalia. 

    Diriye also reportedly told NISA officers that he grew disillusioned by Al-Shabaab's harsh treatment of Somali civilians.

    In recent weeks, the Somali military has reported an uptick in Al Shabaab fighters surrendering or being captured by government forces during a recent offensive.

    Two weeks ago, the SNA killed seven Al Shabaab fighters near War-Ise village in the Middle Shabelle region.

    Last Wednesday, Danab forces in Lower Juba arrested a senior Al-Shabaab operative, Mohamed Abdi Mukhtar - better known by his nom de guerre Sakhra - during a large-scale operation west of Kismayo. Four of Sakhrawi's bodyguards were killed during his arrest.

    The group has been waging a deadly war against Somalia's internationally-backed government for over a decade. The US recently redeployed 500 troops to Somalia as a clear sign of its support for new President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud's government to battle Al-Shabaab.

     

     





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