Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud recently met with the outgoing United Nations Special Representative for Somalia, Catriona Laing, in Dhusamareb, the administrative capital of Galmudug State.
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The Somali-led operations to liberate the country from al-Shabab were highlighted as progressing smoothly in the Galmudug region, with the objective of liberating areas still under al-Shabab control. The Ministry of Defence officially confirmed the elimination of 23 terrorists, including two commanders, in a subsequent operation on Sunday in the villages of Baladul-Amin and Baladul-Karim in the Lower Shabelle region.
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