After unofficial sources assured that Cuban doctors kidnapped by the extremist group Al-Shabaab died after a bombingthe Somali Ministry of Defense confirmed said air operation, however it did not mention anything about the doctors.
According to an official statement, the Somali National Army confirmed that they carried out a bombing in several locations that allegedly acted as meeting places for the Al-Shabaab group.
“Last night, the Somali National Army and its international partners conducted two air operations in the Kuntu Waarey district of Lower Shabelle and Galcad town in Galguduud, targeting Al-Shabaab gatherings and assets,” the statement said. Saturday on social networks.
Last night, the Somali National Army and international partners conducted two aerial operations targeting Al-Shabaab gatherings and assets in Kuntu Warey District, Lower Shabelle, and Galcad Town in Galguduud. These operations resulted in the elimination of more than pic.twitter.com/xBh7C4QC7C
— MoD-Somalia 🇸🇴 (@MoDSomalia) February 17, 2024
Likewise, they indicated that the bombings eliminated more than 15 militants of the terrorist group and left another 20 members injured, including alleged leaders of the group.
It is important to remember that the death of doctors Landy Rodríguez and Assel Herrera was reported by a television channel Telegram belonging to the same extremist group, so this has not been able to be officially confirmed.
The digital medium Garowe Online He echoed the information, but made it clear that he had not been able to verify the death of the Cuban doctors. Likewise, he indicated that the last bombing carried out against the Al-Shabaab group left two militants dead, and that it had not caused civilian casualties.
The Cuban authorities spoke out on the matter, but they were not able to confirm the news either. In this sense, they stated that they are working hard with their Somali and Kenyan counterparts to corroborate the data provided by the terrorist group.
Al-Shabaab has been fighting the Somali government for more than 20 years, and the group seeks to establish its own system based on a very strict interpretation of Islam’s Sharia law.
While the Somali authorities have managed to dislodge jihadists from different regions, Al-Shabaab continues to control different territories in the south and center of the African country.
This group kidnapped the doctors in April 2019, supposedly to use their medical knowledge to treat their wounded militants. Since then, the Castro government assured that it would not rest until returning them home, however, that promise was made more than four years ago.
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