MOGADISHU (Halbeeg News) – At least six al-Shabaab fighters have been killed and the group’s base was destroyed in a security operation conducted by Somalia’s elite forces in southern Somalia.
In a statement, the Somali military said the 5th Division of the 16th Battalion of the Danab Commando Force has raided an al-Shabaab base in the village of Mido, which is 26 km away from Afmadow District in the Lower Jubba Region.
During the operation, the forces also killed an al-Shabaab commander identified as Asad. The forces also recovered weapons.
The Somali military has recently intensified operations against al-Shabaab fighters in south-central Somalia.
The government claimed to have killed hundreds of al-Shabaab fighters. The government forces liberated dozens of villages and towns in the Middle Shabelle, Hiiraan, Galgaduud and Mudug regions.
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