Somalia Army Reports Killing 8 Al-Shabab Militants

The Somalia national army on Wednesday killed eight al-Shabab militants and recovered weapons and munitions during an operation in central Somalia, officials and residents said. Somali Army Colonel Ahmed Mohamed Tredishe told VOA Somali the operation took place around Masagawa town in the Galgaduud region. "A specially trained unit of our soldiers have carried out the operation to flush out al-Shabab militants from a base near Masagawa," Tredishe said. "Despite initial...

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