Somali Local News.

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, H.E Absher Omar Jama, met with the Ethiopian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Demeke Mekonnen, in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, on the sidelines of the 42nd session of the Executive Council of the African Union. The two sides discussed strengthening and deepening bilateral relations between the two countries and joint cooperation in the areas of security, development, and economy. The Foreign Minister praised the Ethiopian role in the recent summit of neighboring countries and Somalia held in Mogadishu, pointing to the need for the two countries to cooperate in combating terrorism.

 The Somali National Army with the help of the Galmudug forces and the local forces continue to conduct operations in the southern Mudug region to eradicate the Al-Shabaab terrorists. The army has caused enormous damage to the terrorist militants in the past few days as they killed, took off arms and vehicles and destroyed the Al-Shabaab militia hideouts in Mudug region. The Somali National Army yesterday killed 32 Al-Shabaab militants and injured others after conducting a planned operation against terrorists’ hideout at Qaycad area in Mudug region.