Northeastern State Forces Oust ISIS from Crucial Positions Amid Hilaac Daybreak

BOSASO, Somalia – In a world where resources often dictate outcomes, what happens when determination holds the reins instead? Against mounting odds, the Northeastern State forces persistently burrowed their way through the Cal-Miskaad mountains’ rugged terrain, orchestrating one of the most audacious military operations Somalia has seen this year. As their resolve hardens, the campaign against ISIS fighters—hunters amidst oppressors—intensifies.

Last weekend bore witness to a significant milestone; the brave detachments reached Curaar, an area that had long eluded them. This victory marks the inaugural time they’ve claimed one of the region’s most fortified ISIS entrenched strongholds. ISIS, deservedly regarded as one of the most tenacious and perilous adversaries, aims to root its influence deeply within the Horn of Africa.

The military brass describe the location as the largest ISIS defensive installation outside their clasp of Dhasan to Mirale in the Cal-Miskaad mountains. To achieve this impetus, they’ve been in collaboration with the U.S. Africa Command and military forces from the UAE.

Within the echoes of their triumph, ghastly remnants tell tales of destruction — vehicles wrecked by airstrikes, discarded motorcycles, and the lifeless forms of ISIS militants litter the landscape. Some seasoned observers might ponder, is this the final curtain for ISIS’s relentless expansion?

Drop a pin on the map and meet one of Northeastern State’s gallant special forces—though his name remains unsaid, his resolve is unmistakable. He stands at the forefront, undeterred, heralding their pursuit of ISIS’s remnants post-defeat in the so-called “Hilaac” operation. His words? A vow of commitment that echoes: they will not relent until the last of the ISIS cohort is rendered powerless.

Progress has left its mark; significant accomplishments illuminate the path ahead. Many foreign actors within ISIS’s ranks now face ending chapters of their own, either through fatal confrontations or the reluctant act of surrender.

A spotlight shift to President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud adds a political intrigue element. Initially viewed as indifferent, he has recently recalibrated his stance, promising unwavering support to the regional government in tracing ISIS combatants. Yet, questions hang in the air like thick fog: Will the elite forces soon march? We await the unfolding of this enigmatic chapter.

Saturday’s calendar entry might read as another day, but for the US Africa Command, it was a potent assertion of strategic air superiority over Cal-Miskaad’s mountain stretches. Precision airstrikes decimated ISIS factions—a calculated maneuver with the remarkable absence of civilian casualties. The desolate mountains bore witness, inhospitable and devoid of civilian life.

In slightly hushed tones and introspective glances, one might ponder this: What does liberation truly mean in the throes of relentless conflict? Only time tells the stories we live to hear. As the dust settles temporarily on these rocky terrains, the echoes of those engaged in battles past and present stand testament to a kind of progress; an undeniable advancement carved into the annals of history by the daring of the Northeastern State forces.