وكالة أعماق: مقتل وإصابة 52 عنصرا من قوات ‘بونتلاند’ باشتباكات جديدة مع مقاتلي الدولة الإسلامية شمال شرق الصومال

الحمد لله

Somalia – Puntland – Amaq Agency: Approximately 52 individuals from the ‘Puntland’ forces were killed or wounded in a new wave of clashes in the ‘Bari’ region of northeastern Somalia.

Military sources told the ‘Amaq Agency’ that Islamic State fighters observed a massive advance of ‘Puntland’ forces near ‘Bir Marjadi’ in the ‘Mirali’ valley under heavy air cover on Sunday, August 24. The sources added that the fighters engaged the enemy for 8 hours, resulting in the death of around 15 personnel and 30 wounded, along with the seizure of weapons left behind by the enemy. The sources confirmed that enemy aircraft landed 4 times to evacuate their wounded.

The same sources reported that further clashes erupted on Tuesday, August 26, near ‘Bir Yiroun’ in the ‘Baladi’ valley, resulting in 7 additional fatalities and the seizure of a rifle from one of the deceased.