Twelve members of Somalia’s security forces were killed, and two others wounded on Sunday following a powerful roadside explosion in the central state of Galmudug, officials said. The attack occurred near the village of El Dhere, 28 kilometers west of Dhusamareb town, during a security operation, officials said. “A vehicle carrying the officer, Qoje, and other soldiers accompanying him were hit by a landmine; the officer and some of the soldiers died, so it was a bomb,” Falagle said. The attack marked the second confrontation between al-Shabab and Somali government forces outside Dhusamareb in the space of three days. The United States withdrew almost all of its troops from Somalia last month following an order from then-President Donald Trump.

Source: Ethiopian News February 07, 2021 16:51 UTC