15 members of Al-Shabaab were killed in a planned operation and an air strike that was carried out in the area of Buulo Medina in the Lower Shabelle region.
The Somali government said that the members of the Al-Shabaab who were killed were among those who survived an operation carried out on the 23rd of this month in this area in which 49 AS members were killed.
The special forces of the NISA agency and international friends destroyed vehicles used to escape AS and the weapons they were carrying
The Somali government also said that AS were defeated in a battle that took place this morning in Qayib area of Galgaduud region, after AS attacked the area.
According to the government, the area of Qayib is currently under the control of the government and local forces, while the AS operations continues.
The government said it is determined to flush out and eliminate AS in order to find peace and prosperity in Somalia.
