Jubbaland deputy Army Commander has stated that his administration planned to annihilate Al-Shabab fighters from all areas under Jubbaland State.

He said that his regional state was committed to consolidating the war against Al Shabab fighters in Middle Jubba region.

"We were able to eliminate military bases in the region which Al-Shabab carried out its subversive operations against government in the capital and other regions,” he said.

"The joint operation was conducted by Jubbaland forces and the African peacekeeping forces, the militants fled the sites. We will continue our efforts until we can eliminate them,” he added.

He also said the government would take steps to crack down on those who planned and financed terrorist attacks.

The Jubbaland government is facing security challenges from Al-Shabab despite the group recently had lost key towns in southern Somalia.

Al-Shabab, which is believed to have thousands of fighters in its ranks, controls much of Middle and Lower Jubba in southern Somalia and regularly launches attacks in the capital Mogadishu.

Al-Shabab has since resorted to tactics that include suicide bombings and assassinations of government officials. Since it was deployed news troops of African Union Peacekeepers in Somalia of Ethiopia (Amisom) it seems that security of Kismanyo town which some of the delegation of the Federal Government have arrived and some theirs are will to be their soon.