Somali spokesman says We undermined Al shabaab military power

BELET HAWO (tf.sf) – The military ability and capacity of Al shabaab, which controls large swathes in southern and central Somalia, has been weakened by the Somali army, an official said on Wednesday.

Mohammed Abdi Kalil, the governor of Gedo region of the Somali government said in an interview withlocal media that the military forces have managed to undermine the military movement and capacity of Al shabaab in southern Somalia.The governor mentioned the people thought Al shabaab is powerful organization what can’t be easily dismantled, instead he spelled out they are on the verge of defeat.He said group’s ambush attacks will never bother and not have any impact on Somali army in Gedo.For his part, the spokesman of Al shabaab for military operations, Sheikh Abdi-aziz Abu Mus’ab told the local radios that their fighters have developed new military tactics in their fight against the internationally recognized government of Somalia.He vowed that the attacks and war against the interim federal government and African Union peacekeepers in Somalia will continue.