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MOGADISHU (SONNA) — The Somali National Army has intensified its domestic security mandates, deploying elite tactical units to actively neutralize extremist elements within rural corridors. Specifically, the 171st Unit of the 17th Brigade, operating under the 1st Gorgor Commando Division, recently executed a series of highly coordinated clearance operations in the southern Masaale area of the Middle Shabelle region. These targeted ground maneuvers are systematically designed to dismantle Kharijite militant networks attempting to utilize the dense, remote terrain as operational staging…
