{{US military forces have carried out an operation against al-Qaeda-linked al-Shabab fighters in Somalia, Pentagon Press Secretary Rear Admiral John Kirby has said.}}<\/p>\n
“We are assessing the results of the operation and will provide additional information as and when appropriate,” he added in a statement on Monday.<\/p>\n
There were no further details immediately available.<\/p>\n
The US military assistance comes as Somalia’s army and African Union (AU) troops are continuing a major offensive against the armed fighters.<\/p>\n
In the north of the country, security forces say they have captured districts in the Hiran region, without a single shot being fired, according to media reporting from Fidow, on the border of middle Shabelle and Hiran regions.<\/p>\n
Government forces are also eying to capture the seaside port of Barawe – al-Shabab’s official headquarters – south of Mogadishu.<\/p>\n
On Monday al-Shabab fighters carried out a car bomb and gun attack against an intelligence headquarters in central Mogadishu, leaving at least seven fighters and five others dead.<\/p>\n
Al-Shabab fighters have targeted key areas of the Somali government or the security forces in an apparent bid to discredit claims by the authorities – who are backed by the African Union’s 22,000-strong AMISOM force – that they are winning the war against the armed group.<\/p>\n
The armed group is fighting to topple Somalia’s internationally-backed government, and regularly launch attacks against state targets, as well as in neighbouring countries that contribute to the AU force.<\/p>\n
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