Mogadishu (Al-Ittihad)
Yesterday, Somalia announced the killing of 50 members of the Al-Shabaab militia linked to the Al-Qaeda terrorist organization in an air strike carried out by the national army in cooperation with the International Friends Forces in Mudug Governorate in central Somalia.
The Somali National News Agency reported that “among those killed was a prominent militia leader who posed a threat to the Somali people and was planning to carry out terrorist acts.”
The agency explained that “the National Army is pursuing members of the Al-Shabaab militia who fled to forest areas, in cooperation with local residents.”
Somalia announced on Saturday that 11 members of the Al-Shabaab militia were killed and three soldiers were wounded during the thwarting of a terrorist attack on the city of Balad in Middle Shabelle Governorate.
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