Six Al-Shabaab militants killed in central Somalia
Members of the Somalian military forces walk at the site of a suicide car bomb attack, which killed a top Somalia general along with four of his security guards, near Gashandhiga compound, south of Mogadsihu, on September 18, 2016.
Mogadishu,
Somali National Army (SNA) said Saturday its forces killed six Al-Shabaab terrorists during a sting operation at a village in the central region of Hiran.
Hussein Hassan Jodah, commander of SNA's 5th Unit division 27, said the military operation was carried out in Al-Shabaab areas in Bulo-burte district.
Jodah told Radio Mogadishu that the army also destroyed Al-Shabaab bases or hideouts which the militants have been using to launch attacks on the locals.
He said the latest operation came after the militant group launched a cowardly attack on Bula Burte district, adding that the army inflicted heavy casualties on the terrorist group.
The government forces have recently intensified operations against Al-Shabaab extremists in central and southern regions where the militants are still hiding in rural areas, conducting ambushes and planting land mines.
