Military operation kills 21 Al-Shabaab militants in Lower Shabelle- Somali govt

GOOBJOOG NEWS| MOGADISHU: The Somali government announced on Sunday that its special forces had killed 21 Al-Shabaab insurgents and injured 10 others in an operation carried out in the Lower Shabelle region.

A statement by the Ministry of Information said its elite soldiers from the National Intelligence and Security Agency, (NISA) conducted a fresh operation against the extremist organization Al-Shabaab, in the village of Galka Salimow, in Lower Shabelle region.

The statement added that the operation was carried after sleuths got wind of an impending attack by Al-Shabaab operatives meant to “hurt the Somali people” 

“The operation was carried out as intended and all militants who were there preparing to attack the Somalia people were destroyed,” said the statement by the Somali government.

Meanwhile, the Somali government announced that military operations against the group had killed 200  members in the last four days, dealing a staggering blow to the outfit threatening to topple the Federal Government.