"Earlier today, I authorised our special forces with the support of our international partners to conduct a strike against an al Shabaab training camp near Sakow," his statement said. "This was a successful strike that destroyed a key al Shabaab command and supply hub. There was no immediate comment from al Shabaab. Since being pushed out of the capital Mogadishu in 2011, al Shabaab has lost control of most of Somalia's cities and towns. On Thursday, al Shabaab killed 59 people in an attack on a military base in the semi-autonomous Puntland region in northern Somalia.

Source: Standard Digital June 12, 2017 08:37 UTC