Somalia foils al-Shabaab’s terrorist plot

Odowaa Self-Defense Forces commander Yusuf Rage said that the SNA destroyed two vehicles loaded with explosives that the gunmen intended to use to attack the base. “Our forces thwarted two terrorist car bombs near military bases in the town of Afmadow. We killed 13 terrorists thanks to intelligence,” Rage said. .

He added that there were no casualties among the SNA forces. The incident comes as Somalia is stepping up attacks against al-Qaeda-linked fighters in their hideout in South-Central Somalia.