Ninety Al-Shabaab terrorists lost their lives in an operation that Somali National Army (SNA) carried out in Jicibow village on Sunday.
SNA troops were in the village, which is in Buloburde District, carrying out a security operation against the terrorists.
By the end of the day, they had killed 90 militants.
Members of the local community joined the government troops in the successful operation.
Reports from the region show that several Al-Shabaab militants surrendered to the SNA troops who had encircled the area and blocked roads into and out of the area.
Further, SNA forces also blocked all river crossings to ensure that the terrorists had no way of escaping from the area.