Al-Shabaab Attack Kills 19 in Somalia.

19 civilians have been killed in an attack by the armed group al-Shabaab in central Somalia. During this time they also destroyed the truck loaded with food products. The armed group carried out the attack on Friday night (September 2) in the Hiran area of ​​the country's semi-autonomous state of Hirshabal. State officials confirmed this information. This information came out in the report of Qatar-based media Al-Jazeera on Saturday.

Residents of the area said on Saturday that some trucks loaded with food products going from Baladwen town to Mahas were attacked. Locals also said that terrorists killed innocent civilians indiscriminately the previous night. They do not know how many people have been killed. A person told the media that the bodies of 19 people have been recovered. Among the dead are women and children.

The governor of the Hiran region, Ali Zeiti, said the bodies were still being found. Among them are children and women. This number can exceed 20.

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Al-Shabaab fighters set the trucks on fire and killed most of the civilians inside the vehicles, state news agency Sonar reported.

Al-Shabaab later said in a statement that its attack targeted fighters from a local faction that had recently aided government forces. They also said that 20 people were killed and 9 vehicles were destroyed by the group's troops and supplies.

Al-Shabaab, a Middle East-based militant group linked to al-Qaeda, has been fighting Somalia's central government for more than a decade. They want to establish a strict Islamic Sharia-based state in this African country. This militant group has been regularly carrying out bomb and gun attacks on Somalia's military and various civilian installations.

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Last month, al-Shabaab attacked a hotel in the capital Mogadishu for more than 30 hours. 20 people were killed and more than 100 people were injured in that attack. After a 30-hour battle, government forces regained control of the hotel and freed the hostages.

Air attack in Myanmar to take revenge!

Myanmar's military has launched airstrikes in Maungdoo, which is located near the border with Bangladesh in the northern Rakhine state. A report by Myanmar-based media Irrawaddy on Friday (02 September) claimed that separatist armed Arakan Army (AA) captured a police outpost in Maungdu and killed police officers there. And in response, the Myanmar junta started attacking.

According to the Irrawaddy report, the Arakan Army captured the police outpost in Mangdu last Wednesday (August 31). In addition to killing 19 police officers, firearms, ammunition, and other equipment were seized. In response, the Myanmar junta started airstrikes in the border area.

According to local residents, Irawati said that on Thursday (01 September), the Myanmar military carried out three attacks using warplanes and helicopters. A resident, who did not want to be named, said that two warplanes and a helicopter launched an attack this morning. And in the afternoon, two warplanes and two helicopters fired shots.

After this incident, the Myanmar junta government claimed that the country's army is trying to retake the Maungdu police outpost by using "force" and "artillery".

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Meanwhile, the shells fired from the warplanes of the Myanmar forces also hit the border area of ​​Bangladesh. On Saturday (September 3) morning, 8-10 rounds were fired from Myanmar warplanes and helicopters in the area between Reju Amtali BGB BOP border pillars 40-41 of Ghumdhum Union of Naikxyongchari Upazila of Bandarban.

According to police and local sources, two fighter jets and two helicopters of the Myanmar Army were seen flying in the sky in the Ghumdhum border area since this morning. At this time, helicopters and warplanes fired intermittently. A few rounds fired by the Myanmar army hit the zero point.

Confirming the matter, Bandarban District Superintendent of Police (SP) Tariqul Islam said, in the morning, 2 warplanes and 2 fighting helicopters of the Myanmar Army were seen at the Tumbru border of Naikshyongchari in Bandarban. At that time, the shooting happened. Policemen are on high alert. Intelligence surveillance has also been increased.

The Irrawaddy report said that since August 2, the armed group Arakan Army has intensified its attacks in the border area. They attacked at least 6 army bases in the border area. Since then, there has been renewed tension in the region.

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The report also says that in response to this, the Myanmar military is firing 300 to 400 shells per day with airplanes and helicopters. In fear, many fled from Maungdoo and took refuge in nearby Buthidang.

In view of the continuing attacks and persecution, the Myanmar army has been facing attacks by insurgent groups and ethnic armed groups almost daily in different parts of the country for the past few months.