Somali National Army (SNA) troops have killed 150 Al-Shabaab terrorists in ongoing operations in and around Adan Yabaal town.
The government troops undertook separate operations in the forest that falls under the Adan Yabaal district.
The exact place where the offensives took place is roughly 30kms to the east of Adan Yabaal.
SNA forces also carried out another offensive at Masjid Ali Gudud, a location in Middle Shabelle.
Brig. Gen. Odowa Yusuf Rageh, the SNA commander, confirmed the success of the operations during a briefing with the media.
“We killed more than 150 Al-Shabaab terrorists,” Brig. Gen. Rageh stated.
He stated that SNA troops killed 50 terrorists near Adan Yabaal and more than 100 in the offensive that occurred at Masjid Ali Gudud.