Newly deployed government troops in Middle Shabelle killed several terrorists on Monday.
The troops launched a military offensive against Al-Shabaab adherents in the region.
They encountered several terrorists who refused to heed to calls to surrender.
Eventually, they clashed with and killed a number of the terrorists.
Sources intimated that the operation was in areas around Run-Nirgod.
Terrorists use Run-Nirgod and the surrounding areas as their hideouts.