Somali army kills 20 militants – agency

The Somali army said Friday it has killed 20 militants of Al-Qaeda-linked Al-Shabaab group in a joint operation launched by Somali and international forces in Lower Shabelle in south of Somalia.

The military operation targeted two houses where Al-Shabaab militants were making explosive devices, Somalia’s official news agency reported.

It came in the context of the Somali army’s strategic goals of wiping out Al-Shabaab militants, it added.

Source: Kuwait News Agency