Mogadishu (Al-Ittihad)
Yesterday, the Somali army announced the death of Al-Shabab spokesman Ali Tiri, as a result of injuries he sustained during the fierce fighting that took place on September 29 in the Al-Quhali area in the Hiran region in central Somalia.
The Somali Armed Forces Voice Radio reported that Ali Tiri died in a hospital in the Adam Yabal area in the Middle Shabelle region, north of the capital Mogadishu.
In a related context, the commander of the Somali army, General Oduwa Yusuf Raggi, announced the intensification of operations against the “Al-Shabab” movement to extract the areas under the control of the movement from them, pointing to the achievement of tangible results from the ongoing operations in the regions of the country.
The army chief called on the federal government and the Somali people to work closely and cooperate in the ongoing operations against the Al-Shabab movement loyal to Al-Qaeda.
Yesterday, the commander of the Somali army met with the Minister of Interior and Reconciliation Ahmed Moalem Faki, where he briefed him on the efforts of the military operations against the “Al-Shabab” movement, responding to the requirements of the residents of the liberated areas, strengthening social services, achieving stability and other issues to help the various regions in the states of “Puntland, Galmudug and Hirshabelle”. Southwest and Jubbaland.
Ragi pointed out that the army has prepared forces and vehicles to transport the people to confront the threat of terrorism, and to provide them with assistance and all the services they need.
The Minister of Interior, Federalism and Reconciliation praised the efforts and achievements of the armed forces in liberating the country from the terrorist Al-Shabab militias.
He stressed that the ministry, with the help of relief agencies, prepared and prepared projects for drilling water wells, distributing emergency food, and establishing schools and hospitals designated for areas liberated from the grip of terrorism.
And areas in the country are witnessing security operations conducted by the Somali army against Al-Shabab fighters, with the aim of liberating the areas under the control of the latter. For years, Somalia has been waging a war against Al-Shabab, which was founded in early 2004, an armed movement ideologically affiliated with Al-Qaeda, and it has adopted numerous terrorist operations that have claimed thousands of lives.