Dozens of AU and Somali soldiers are reported to have died and many more wounded in the two separate Al-Shabaab assaults. The U.S.-trained Danab bridge special forces engaged in a heavy battle with Al-Shabaab in Jubaland state as part of ongoing military operations in Somalia. The crackdown led to the takeover of Qudus, Yaaq dabayl, Sariiraha, Aboodinka, Barja Allah and other villages in Lower Jubba region, South of the country. Somalia has been beset by conflict and prolonged Al-Shabaab insurgency, which derailed the country’s progress and path to the recovery, is it possible to eliminate terrorist groups across the globe ?