Nineteen al-Shabaab Fighters Killed in Bay Region

Somalia Army forces confirmed that at least 19 al-Shabab fighters were killed in an operation conducted by the Somali National Army in the Bay region. Though the group has not yet confirmed this case.

The Somalia National Army forces have claimed that they have killed at least 19 al-Shabab fighters in a military operation conducted by the army forces in the Bay region, although al-Shabab is yet to make any announcement to confirm or negate this claim.

The Military officials elaborated that they have also captured two others alive in the operation and also mentioned that some of al-Shabab hideouts in the area were destroyed.

The regional commissioners thanked the joint forces for beefing up the peace and stability in the area. Government forces have intensified operations against al-Shabab extremists in some regions, but the militants still hold swathes of rural areas in those regions conducting ambushes and planting landmines in the capital and elsewhere.