At least 61 Al-Shabaab terrorists were killed and dozens others wounded in Somalia after an operation by the country’s National Intelligence and Security Agency (NISA), Information Ministry said on Monday.
The operation against al-Qaeda-affiliated terrorist group was backed by Somalia’s international partners in the country’s south-central province of Middle Shabelle.
The ministry said in a statement that the operation targeted the terrorists, who were planning to attack the national army and the local forces in Hawadlay.
The government said the terrorists were also hit while they were preparing to plant explosives in the area.
It is the first such operation conducted by the army backed by the international partners against the terrorist fighters in the Horn of Africa nation since the beginning of the year.
Somalia has been plagued by insecurity for years, with Al-Shabaab being one of the main threats.
