Mogadishu: The Somali army announced on Friday that it had killed 41 members of the Al Qaeda-affiliated Al-Shabaab insurgent movement in the Lower Shabelle region, in the southern part of the country.
According to the Somali News Agency, the operation was carried out by the Somali army in coordination with allied forces, resulting in the elimination of 41 Al-Shabaab militants and the destruction of a vehicle.
Somali forces have been engaged in a prolonged battle against Al-Shabaab for more than a decade. In recent months, they have successfully regained control of several strategic areas in the central and southern regions of the country.
