Sunday August 10, 2025
Mogadishu (HOL) – Commander of the Somali National Army’s Ground Forces, Brigadier General Sahal Abdullahi Omar, visited the recently liberated town of Bariire in Lower Shabelle on Saturday following a decisive victory over al-Shabaab.
During the visit, Brig. Gen. Sahal inspected battle sites, reviewed weapons and ammunition seized from the militants, and toured facilities holding captured fighters. He met with operational commanders, praising the joint efforts of the SNA and African Union Stabilization Mission in Somalia (AUSSOM) forces.
The Somali Defense Ministry said Friday that more than 100 militants were killed and several captured during a week-long operation in Lower Shabelle conducted jointly by the SNA and Uganda People’s Defence Forces under the African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS).
Bariire, a strategic agricultural hub located 73 kilometers (45 miles) southwest of Mogadishu, was seized along with a cache of weapons and supplies.