TFG and AMISCOM capture key ground in Mogadishu

NATIONAL Somali Forces, supported by AMISOM Sunday morning took the critical high ground of Halima Haiti Hill in Karaan District, Mogadishu.

The assault led to the capture of two Al Shabaab fighters with their weapons, leaving one peacekeeper and three TFG soldiers injured.

The Al Qaeda-linked extremist group have remained in the North Eastern side of the city from where they continue to pose a security threat.

Earlier last week, over thirty students were reportedly killed when the terror group attacked a gathering of students who had turned up at the Ministry of Education headquarters to register for a Turkish Scholarship program.  

“AMISOM remains committed to secure Mogadishu and its environs,” said AMISOM spokesman, Lt Colonel Paddy Ankunda

Ankunda urged the public to remain vigilant and report anything suspicious in their areas. With this, he said, it would be more difficult for the al Shabaab to launch their attacks without hindrance.