frequent. in recent months, we ve been reporting on the drought in somalia the worst to hit the country in decades. growing numbers of children are dying, hundreds of thousands of people are displaced and facing famine. the ongoing war between the somali government and the militant group al shabab has made the situation much worse. the bbc has gained rare and exclusive access to the somali army s elite specialforces unit, danab, which is spearheading the campaign against al shabab. the soldiers are trained by the united states. 0ur africa correspondent andrew harding joined danab in the hiraan region in central somalia. let s go, let s go, let s go. these are somalia s most battle hardened troops, setting out before sunrise into a vast and furiously contested wilderness. all eyes alert for ambushes.
which is spearheading the campaign against al shabab. the soldiers are trained by the united states. 0ur africa correspondent andrew harding joined danab in the hiraan region in central somalia. let s go, let s go, let s go. these are somalia s most battle hardened troops, setting out before sunrise into a vast and furiously contested wilderness. all eyes alert for ambushes. this special forces unit, trained and funded by america, has spent years trying to crush an islamist insurgency. and suddenly, in the midst of a terrible drought, they re making progress. we arrive in the ruins of a small town. a recent battle here saw the formidable militant group al sha bab driven out. we managed to kill 60 al shabab fighters, but right before we reached here, they fled the town. right before they left, they
by the ongoing civil war between the somali government and the islamic fundamentalist group, al shabab. but there are signs the government is gaining the upper hand in that fight. 0ur africa correspondent, andrew harding, has been to visit the front line. let s go, let s go, let s go. these are somalia s most battle hardened troops, setting out before sunrise into a vast and furiously contested wilderness. all eyes alert for ambushes. this special forces unit, trained and funded by america, has spent years trying to crush an islamist insurgency. and suddenly, in the midst of a terrible drought, they re making progress. we arrive in the ruins of a small town. a recent battle here saw the formidable militant group al shabab driven out. we managed to kill 60 al shabaab fighters.
the bbc has gained rare and exclusive access to danab, the somali army s elite special forces unit, which is leading the campaign against al shabab. 0ur africa correspondent andrew harding joined them in the town of bukure, and sent this report. let s go, let s go, let s go. these are somalia s most battle hardened troops, setting out before sunrise into a vast and furiously contested region. co ntested contested wilderness. all eyes alert for ambushes. this special forces unit, trained and funded by america, has spent years trying to crush an islamist insurgency. and suddenly, in the midst of a terrible drought, they re making progress. we arrive in the ruins
the country in decades. growing numbers of children are dying, hundreds of thousands of people are displaced and facing famine. the ongoing war between the somali government and the islamic fundamentalist group al shabab has made the situation much worse. thw bbc has gained rare and exclusive access to the somali army s elite special forces unit, danab, which is spearheading the campaign against al shabab the soldiers are trained by the us. 0ur africa correspondent andrew harding joined danab in the hiraan region in central somalia. let s go, let s go, let s go. these are somalia s most battle hardened troops, setting out before sunrise into a vast and furiously contested wilderness. all eyes alert for ambushes. this special forces unit, trained and funded by america, has spent years trying to crush an islamist insurgency. and suddenly, in the midst