Somalia claims killing hundreds of militants amid recent setbacks
Somalian Army soldiers on patrol during an operation. Somalia is warning of increased bomb attacks in the country as al-Shabaab militants flee from rural villages where they are losing territory to vigilantes and security forces. PHOTO | SOMALI ARMY | ANADOLU AGENCY VIA AFP
Somalia on Wednesday said government troops have killed hundreds of militants during military operations in the last two months.
In a statement posted by the state-run Somali National Television, the government reported that 1,650 militants were killed, and 550 others were injured following military operations in the central Hirshabelle and Galmudug states.
