The country's southwestern state launches an operation against Al-Shabaab along the border between Somalia and Ethiopia

The Minister of Security of South West Somalia, Hassan Abdelkader Mohamed and other officials visited areas along the Ethiopian-Somali border in Bakool region on Wednesday to intensify operations against Al-Shabaab.

Security officials in the Southwestern Regional Administration plan to begin the second phase of military operations against Al-Shabaab soon in areas of that state.

The Minister and the accompanying officials held meetings to accelerate the second phase of the process with various segments of the population living in the areas of Yed, Ato, Washq, and others.

It is noteworthy that the Somali government's military operations against Al-Shabaab achieved significant progress in parts of the country last year, and many areas were liberated from Al-Shabaab, especially in the states of Hirshabelle and Galmudug.