Somali National Army killed 16 al-Shabaab including senior commanders and injured several others and recovered weapons after conducting operation at area about 35 Km to Bardhere town in Gedo region southern Somalia.

"Our forces destroyed many bases used by the al-Shabaab and killed Sixteen al-Shabab including the operational commander and in Bardhere town named Zakarie Sheikh recovered weapons," Mohamoud said.

Army official, Mohamed Weli Abdullahi said that SNA forces managed to take action against al-Shabaab militants hiding in the area, recovered weapons and pushed them back.

 

He added that they got a report that al-Shabaab were extorting illegal money from locals in the area then took that operation successfully and displayed the dead body of the senior commander and weapons in the town.