Somalia operation kills 3 Al-Shabaab militants

Friday April 22, 2016

Troops of Somalia and the African Union killed at least three Al-Shabaab militants and injured four others in an operation in the southwestern Somali region of Bakool on Friday morning, an official said.

The joint force took control of three villages -- Gobato, War-cadey and Gumuro, some 45 km northeast of Wajid town, Abdi Mohamed Dile, a Somali army official, told reporters.

The recent operations were aimed at liberating areas still under Al-Shabaab control in the region, Dile said.

Al-Shabaab has isolated towns under its control in Bakool from other towns, blocking assess to food aid from humanitarian agencies.

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