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Somalia\u2019s National Intelligence and Security Agency (NISA) said Thursday it killed 30 terrorists in an operation against the al-Shabaab terror group in the central province of Galgadud.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The spy agency said top al-Shabaab commanders, including foreign nationalists, were killed in the operation that targeted the town of Galhareri — the terrorists\u2019 stronghold in the central provinces.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Twenty other terrorists were wounded during the operation that was conducted with support from unnamed international partners, according to NISA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Islam is the dominant religion of Somalia, practiced by over 99% of the population. Situated in the Horn of Africa, it has been plagued by insecurity for years, with the main threats emanating from al-Shabaab and the Daesh\/ISIS terror groups.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Somalia\u2019s National Intelligence and Security Agency (NISA) said Thursday it killed 30 terrorists in an operation against the al-Shabaab terror group in the central province of Galgadud. The spy agency said top al-Shabaab commanders, including foreign nationalists, were killed in the operation that targeted the town of Galhareri — the terrorists\u2019 stronghold in the central …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":100706,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rop_custom_images_group":[],"rop_custom_messages_group":[],"rop_publish_now":"initial","rop_publish_now_accounts":{"facebook_108372464460192_245495985553329":""},"rop_publish_now_history":[],"rop_publish_now_status":"pending","footnotes":""},"categories":[6158],"tags":[3674],"class_list":["post-100705","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-somalia","tag-al-shabaab-terrorists"],"yoast_head":"\n