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Somali army brigade rescues 33 children from Al-Shabaab camp
An officer from the Somali National Army’s elite commandos’ brigade gives biscuits to children rescued from an Al-Shabaab camp in Kurtunwarey district on August 14, 2020.
Photo credit: Somali government media
What you need to know:
- The operation took place Friday at Kurtunwarey district, 200km south of Mogadishu in the Lower Shabelle region.
- It involved an elite commandos’ brigade locally known as Danab (Lightning), which seized the town with little resistance as the militants reportedly retreated.
Mogadishu,
A brigade from the Somali National Army (SNA) has rescued 33 children from an Al-Shabaab camp in the latest blow to the militant group in the recruitment of minors as fighters.
