Seventy members of the Ash Shabaab terrorist organization were killed as a result of the air operation of the Somali army. This was announced by the representative of the Ministry of Defense Somali Abukar Mohammed.
The operation was carried out in the Nizhny Shabella region.
According to the statement, on the eve of the group militants attacked the city of Sabiid and Kanole located in the lower Shabella.
According to the official, terrorists are knocked out of these cities.
The Somali government is taking steps to weaken the operational potential of Ash Shabaab. Especially active measures in this direction are taken in recent weeks.
Army Somalia activated ground and air raids against a terrorist organization as part of a large -scale operation, begun in the Shabella region.