At least eight al-Shabab fighters were killed on Sunday by the Somali National Army (SNA) in an operation in the Galgaduud region of central Somalia, a military officer confirmed on Monday.
SNA commanding unit said the army launched an attack on militant bases on the outskirts of Dhusamareb town, inflicting losses. « The militants resisted heavily, but we overpowered them, killing eight of them, including two senior ones Officials, « Warsame told Radio Mogadishu.
Clashes between government forces and al-Shabab have raged in the southern and central regions of Somalia since the militants were driven out of the capital Mogadishu by the Allies in August 2011.
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