In a statement, Somalia government claimed to have killed over 100 Alshabab fighters in separate operations in las than 48 hours including senior Alshabab members.
The army, with the support of international troops, said they destroyed several vehicles laden with explosives and seized a large cache of weapons in separate operations conducted in Ali-gudud mosque and Bur-olow, Deputy Information Minister Abdirahman Al-Adala said.
The government said the first operation, which began on October 22, targeted a garage and a house where members of the group, together with their seniors, were holed up. 21 members of the group were killed in the operation, including a member identified as Abdullahi Ali Araale.
Subsequent operations also saw the killing of 11 members of the group in Ali-gudud mosque, while several others, said by the government to be led by a senior Al-Shabaab operative identified as Abdulle Saneey, were also felled in Bur-olow.
