Somalia announces that the Kenyan and Ethiopian governments have completed their forces participating in the second phase of the war against Al-Shabaab

 
Brigadier General Abdullah Ali Anoud, a spokesman for the Somali Ministry of Defense, said that the governments of Kenya and Ethiopia have completed their forces participating in the second phase of the war against Al-Shabaab in Somalia.

Anoud pointed out that the forces sent by the Kenyan government are currently located in the areas of El Waq, Hosingo, Girili, Koulbio, and Dave, while the forces sent by the Ethiopian government are stationed in Abedwaq, Yaid, and Qara Jomo.

The spokesman said that the Somali government has now prepared the forces that will work with the forces of the two neighboring countries, noting that the Somali army will lead the war.

Brigadier General Anoud explained that the Somali government has drawn up a plan aimed at not exposing Somali citizens and their property to any harm as a result of military operations involving foreign forces.