Intelligence Blunder Leads Americans to inflict large Casualties to Galmudug State Forces

by Ahmed Abdihadi,
Coordinated over night attack killed at least 14 Galmudug state soldiers on Tuesday night. The attack took place 14km to east of Galkio town. Puntland Paramilitary secret service and suspected American gunships attack a covey of Galmudug state soldiers. Both, Galmudug and Puntland confirmed the incident.

Galmudug State has accused the tragedy to Puntland PIS forces and American planes

“9 Puntland PIS vehicles and one American Plane attacked our soldiers. The two cars were destroyed and soldiers were killed” said Lieutenant Hassan Farah Karshe of Galmudug state.

Duran Said Elmi-A soldiers who survived the attack said that at least 9 pickup vehicles full of soldiers and military planes have attacked them “ at the beginning we sighted military vehicles approaching towards us; we started our cars and tried to withdraw, but we were attacked from air. They used against us the same cruise missile, which killed Adan Hashi Araw [Alshabab  top commander killed by US airstrike In Dusamareb town of Galgadud region in 2007]” Said, Elmi

Lieutenant Hassan Farah karshe accused American for working on basis of wrong intelligence “Americans were operating on the bases of wrong information. They used against us the same weapon used against Daish (ISIS). We want Americans to come forward and pay the compensations for the killed people and properties” said Karshe.

Pictured from attacked site showed at least two painted Galmudug state military vehicles destroyed and riddled with machine gun bullets.

Putland Said the target of the attack was Alshabab officials who were hiding the site. Americans are yet to comment the matter, but the Puntland paramilitary PIS that executed the attack is supported by Americans

Meanwhile, Tens of angry residents gathered the center of Galkio calling anti American expressions and burning down the American flag.