A federal legislator from Hiiraan is leading the fight against Al-Shabaab.
Abdimalik Abdalle, a legislator in the federal House of the People (Lower House) in Mogadishu representing Hiiraan, is in the frontline fighting Al-Shabaab.
The fight is currently taking place in several villages that fall under Buloburde district.
Abdalle joined regional security forces as they carried out military operations in the villages to liberate them from the shackles of Al-Shabaab militants.