What happened in the Jameeco area?

A federal government soldier of Somalia was killed this afternoon in an area called Jameeco, located in the Bay region, between Balidoogle and Buurhakaba.

The soldiers, who were heading towards the district of Buurhakaba, were reportedly attacked in an assault believed to have started with aerial bombardment, which caused significant casualties among the troops.

Reports indicate that some of the officers leading those troops were injured, while others are missing, and some of the vehicles they were using were burned.

The terrorist organization Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the attack, stating that they killed a force of 300 soldiers, as they disseminated on their supportive social media platforms.

There are no independent reports confirming Al-Shabaab's claims or the extent of the casualties resulting from the attack in the Jameeco area.

The federal government of Somalia has not yet commented on the attack targeting the troops heading towards the district of Buurhakaba in the Bay region.