Sunday May 30, 2021
Somali National Army soldiers march during the 57th Anniversary of the Somali National Army held at the Ministry of defence in Mogadishu on April 12, 2017. Image: Ilyas Ahmed/AMISOM
MOGADISHU - (Xinhua) -- The Somali National Army (SNA) said Saturday its forces killed 37 al-Shabab militants in Middle Shabelle region on Friday night amid the ongoing military operations to flush out the extremists in the southern part of the country.
The incident came after the government forces killed 15 al-Shabab militants including leaders during an operation in Gal-labashiir village in Middle Shabelle region on Friday.
The government forces have intensified security operations against the al-Qaida allied terrorist group as the country prepares to hold presidential and parliamentary elections within 60 days.
The terrorist group which has been fighting to overthrow the government has vowed to disrupt the elections.