Local forces killed two Al-Shabaab militants in Lower Shabelle.
Members of a local militia engaged the terrorists in a fierce battle on Thursday.
They encountered the terrorists at a checkpoint.
According to witnesses, the local forces fought with the terrorists at Qoryoley, a district in Lower Shabelle.
Al-Shabaab fighters at the checkpoint had been extorting money from the public.
Two AK47 rifles were recovered from the Al-Shabaab fighters afterward.