Somali National Army (SNA) troops have killed 40 terrorists in Hiiraan region.
SNA soldiers joined forces with members of the local community to fight the terrorists during a military operation in the region.
They repelled an attack that the militants planned to carry out in Hiiraan’s Qooxle village on Thursday.
The village is around 40kms to the east of Moqokori town.
SNA commanders confirmed the incident and the casualties to the press in an interview they conducted a few moments later.