An operation by the Somali National Armed Forces (SNAF) led to the killing of more than 20 Al-Shabaab militants in Puntland.
The military carried out the operation jointly with its international security partners on Sunday.
Insiders informed the media that the militants killed in the operation in Puntland’s Almadow Mountains also claimed the lives of three of Al-Shabaab’s leaders.
The military promised to proceed with the counterterrorism offensives in Puntland.