MOGADISHU (Halbeeg News) – Somali National Army (SNA) on Friday killed more than seventeen al-Shabaab fighters and wounded several others in two separate security operations in Somalia’s central region.
In a statement, the military said its forces conducted an operation against al-Shabaab group in Hiiraan region.
It said several militants were wounded but managed to escape and there were no casualties on the army’s side.
“(The) SNA destroyed al-Shabab bases near Mahas district where they used to carry out attacks on civilians and army,” the SNA said through its military radio.
The government forces have intensified operations to flush out al-Shabab insurgents from their hideouts in central and southern regions of Somalia in the past three weeks, which resulted in the militants losing grounds and suffering heavy casualties.
The Somali army is conducting a two-week operation against al-Shabaab in the region, so far killing more than 130 terrorists and liberating six villages.
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