Somali National Army (SNA) troops foiled an attempted Al-Shabaab attack near Kismayo.
The army’s land forces based at the military base in Bar Sanguni foiled the attempt by the terrorists to carry out an attack in the region on Thursday.
An army spokesperson named Col. Daya Abdi Abdulle confirmed these developments.
According to Col. Abdulle, the military received intel regarding the impending attack and prepared to ward off the militants.
He added that the army killed several militants and arrested many others.