Somali NISA Operation Kills Seven Al-Shabaab Fighters in Lower Shabelle
The National Intelligence and Security Agency (NISA), supported by international partners, conducted a precision strike on an Al-Shabaab facility in the Tawakal area of Lower Shabelle on August 12. The operation killed seven militants and seriously wounded several senior commanders, including Yoonis Macallim Abuukar and Abdifatah Rooble. The strike targeted a high-level meeting site used to plan local insurgent attacks across southern Somalia.
Date: August 12, 2026
Location: Lower Shabelle, Somalia
Conflict: Somali Civil War
Category: airstrike
Severity: MEDIUM
Casualties reported: 7
Source: Hiiraan Online