UPDF Kills Over 180 Al Shabaab Fighters, Captures Two Commanders

Posted by: Kyeyune Andrew Jonathan in Uganda news January 23, 2021

A Somalia raid by the Uganda People’s Defense Force (UPDF) under the African Union Mission in Somalia leftover 180 Al Shabaab fighters dead. It also led to the capture of two of their commanders.

According to a statement by the UPDF deputy spokesperson, Lt Col Deo Akiiki, the Ugandan troops carried out raids in thickets of Sigaale village. The village is about 99.5 KM Southwest of Mogadishu city.

‘’The interdiction and on-spot ground target separate operations in Sigaale, Adimole, and Kayitoy villages. The neighboring Janaale in lower Shaballe region. The forces put out of action 189 Al-Qaeda linked fighters. They also destroyed a number of military hardware and items used by the terrorists,’’ Akiiki said.

Akiiki also said in the Doncadaafeedow hideout West of Janaale, the UPDF aerial targets successfully disrupted an Al Shabaab scheduled meeting and injured several. He noted that during the attacks, the troops destroyed two mounted technical and motorbikes.

Reports show that there were no injuries incurred or lives lost by the UPDF militants during the raids that targeted Al Shabaab.

Such targeted operations will happen again given the available capabilities and knowledge of terrain analysis. This will all happen in the efforts to degrade and defeat Al Shabaab insurgents. They will hunt them even in the wilderness according to Brig Don William Nabaasa.

The UPDF described the operations as being timely but also resulted in the arrest of Al Shabaab commanders.

The UPDF captured Sayid Nuur and Mohad Jabane, both serving as commandas. The army then handed them over to the 83rd battalion of the Somali National Army for further management.

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