Somali National Army (SNA) backed by local forces on Thursday killed 33 members of Sunni Extremist terrorist group, al-Shabab, and injured several others in a special operation near Harardhere town in central Somalia, officials said.
Somali military officials said that the forces targeted a primary base of the militant group, resulting in casualties, destroyed the al-Shabab command center and seized weapons cache.
They added that the government is committed to sustaining operations against al-Shabab militants in central Somalia to ensure that security prevails throughout the country.
