In a press statement, NISA said the operation was conducted in cooperation with international partners and resulted in the killing of seven Al-Shabaab members. The agency also stated that weapons storage sites and safe houses used by Al-Shabaab fighters were destroyed during the operation.

According to NISA, the operation followed similar missions carried out days earlier in the Maxaa Saciid area of the same region, where senior Al-Shabaab leaders were targeted. The agency reported that the leaders were struck while meeting at a house in the area.

NISA confirmed that five senior Al-Shabaab commanders were killed in that attack, while three others sustained serious injuries.

The agency urged civilians living in areas under Al-Shabaab control to stay away from locations where the group is present, stressing that such sites are constant targets of the National Armed Forces.

Last year, Al-Shabaab seized large areas of the Middle Shabelle region. The loss of those territories represented a major setback to the Somali government’s earlier gains in its fight against the group.

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One of the people affected by NISA forces said:

“I am a father who sells small items on the streets of Mogadishu to support my young children. Sometimes, even when I have nothing illegal and am simply working to earn our daily living, the security officers detain me for a period of time. During that time, my children are left with nothing to eat. This is the kind of hardship people in Mogadishu face.”

He added that the NISA forces seem to act without fear of accountability, and it appears as though those responsible for misconduct are known by the authorities but nothing is done about it.

Reports indicate that intimidation of Mogadishu residents has increased significantly in recent months, as some NISA officers have allegedly begun extorting money from the public.

Many people fear that if the situation in Mogadishu continues this way, a large number of residents may be forced to flee the city.

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