Ten Al-Shabaab fighters were killed in an operation carried out by Somali National Army (SNA) forces in Galgadud.
Two of those killed were senior Al-Shabaab commanders.
SNA undertook the operation in the region on Monday morning.
Abdulle Mohamed Barre, an SNA commander, confirmed this during a press briefing. He said that the military worked closely with allied clan militia to defeat the terrorists.