Tuesday June 14, 2022
Somali National Army (SNA) said Monday its forces killed 12
al-Shabab terrorists during security operations conducted in several locations
in the past 24 hours in the Hiraan region, central part of the country.
The SNA commanders told Radio Mogadishu that the operations
were carried out near Qabdho village under the Mataban district of the Hiraan
region as the military intensified operations against the extremist group in
the region.
"During the operation, the Somali National Army
destroyed al-Shabab bases where they used to extort money from the local
people," the state-owned radio reported.
The government forces have intensified security operations
against the al-Qaida allied terror group to liberate regions still under the
control of the group.
The militant group, which is fighting the
internationally-backed government, has been driven out of major strongholds in
Somalia in recent years in a joint offensive, but the group still stages
attacks across the country.