Saturday May 22, 2021
By Mohammed Dhaysane
Officials say operation against al-Qaeda-affiliated group to continue in central region of Hiran
MOGADISHU, Somalia - At least six al-Shabaab terrorists were killed and their bases destroyed in a military operation in Somalia's central region of Hiran on Saturday, an official said.
He said the army also destroyed several al-Shabaab hideouts in the area.
Security officials in the region told Anadolu Agency over the phone that the military operation against the group would continue until the terrorists were completely wiped out in the strategic agricultural region in central Somalia.
On Friday, a local official and his two bodyguards were killed in an improvised explosive device (IED) attack on the outskirts of the capital Mogadishu.