Somalia: Somali Defense Minister - We Will Liberate Barawe From Al-Shabab

Mogadishu — Somalia's defense minister says operations will begin soon to liberate the town of Barawe, which is under the control of Islamist militant group al-Shabab. The town was the site of a U.S. Special Forces raid on Saturday targeting a militant commander.

Speaking to VOA in Mogadishu, Somali Defense Minister Abdulhakim Haji Faqi said operations would begin soon to remove al-Shabab from their stronghold in the coastal town of Barawe, south of Mogadishu, as well as other areas under militant control.

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