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Danab and US forces launch major operation in Somalia

By , based on Caasimada Online

Danab and US forces launch major operation in SomaliaIllustrative image · Safi Erneste · Pexels · Licence Pexels

According to the Somali media outlet Caasimada, Danab forces and US troops carried out a large-scale operation in Lower Shabelle, in southern Somalia.

Danab commandos, units of the Somali army, carried out a large-scale operation against the Islamist group Al-Shabaab in the locality of Leego, in the Shabeellaha Hoose (Lower Shabelle) region, according to Caasimada Online.

The 161st unit of these forces led the operation. Also according to the outlet, it inflicted heavy losses on the group, through both ground and air operations.

The Danab forces had already targeted Al-Shabaab: on 9 August 2026 they captured the group’s chief of explosives, and on 25 October 2026 suspects were arrested in Goobanle.

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