Somalia: Puntland forces repel Al Shabaab attack
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- Posted On 23-02-2015, 11:37AM
GALGALA, Somalia, February 23, 2015 (Garowe Online)-Puntland Forces repelled an attack by Al Qaeda linked Al Shabaab militants on their bases along Golis Mountain Ranges on Sunday afternoon, Garowe Online reports.
Army troops commander who asked to remain anonymous because he was not authorized to speak on the matter told GO that Al Shabaab fighters launched raid on their positions: “Al Shabaab group attacked army bases on Galgala mountains from two directions but we successfully pushed them back. One soldier sustained injuries [during the armed confrontations]”.
Earlier on Sunday morning, another soldier suffered wounds after a troop transport vehicle wadded into a minefield laid by Al Shabaab assailants along a feeder road that leads from Garowe-Bossaso highway to the rugged terrain of Galgala.
A week ago, Puntland troops killed five Al Shabaab militants in a pre-emptive raid on Madashoor, 23km west of Galgala.
The move coincides with the sacking of two top security officials- Puntland Intelligence Agency (PIA) Director Abdi Hassan Hussein and Deputy Police commander Mohiyadin Ahmed Aw Musse-in a presidential decree.
Al Shabaab opted for hit-and-run operations, mainly in the Gulf of Aden port city of Bossaso.
GAROWE ONLINE
