Latest military reports indicate that Somali National Army (SNA) captured five Al-Shabaab militants in an operation conducted south of Baidoa town, the administrative capital of Southwest State.
According to spokesman for the Southwest State Presidency Nuradin Yusuf Abukar, SNA and Southwest State forces jointly carried out the operations at Manaas location inflicting the loss to the Al-Qaeda affiliated Al-Shabaab.
The successful joint operation saw the five militants captured at Manaas location and four motorbikes recovered in the Wednesday morning operation.
The spokesman confirmed that some soldiers sustained slight injuries during the operation, adding that the joint forces liberated several areas in and around the area.
Also Security Minister for the Southwest State Hassan Hussein Mohamed confirmed that forces killed several Al-Shabaab militants Tuesday, and the militants’ attempt to capture Daynuney and Gof-gudud areas was thwarted.
