Monday October 23, 2023
Baidoa (HOL) - The Somali National Army's 260th unit, backed by local militia forces, recaptured El-Doon, a small town located approximately 40 kilometres northwest of the Wajid district in the Bakool region this past Sunday.
The commander of the 260th unit of the 9th brigade in the 60th division of the Somali National Army, Onkod Moalim Adan, stated that the town was liberated in a meticulously planned security operation.
Commander Onkod also reported that the military forces confiscated weapons and vehicles during the operation but did not provide details on casualties on either side.
The military operation occurred just days after President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud's visit to Baidoa, the capital of Somalia's Bay Region. The visit focused on discussing commencing the second phase of the war against al-Shabaab and addressing the election dispute in the regional state involving administrative and oppositional groups.