Somalia: Somali Forces Kill Four Al-Shabaab Militants in Hiraan Ambush

Somalia: Somali Forces Kill Four Al-Shabaab Militants in Hiraan Ambush

Mogadishu -- Somali government forces and allied local community militias killed four Al-Shabaab militants in an evening ambush in the central Hiraan region, military officials and state media reported Monday.

Somali Troops kill four Al-Shabab members in Hiiraan region

The Somali National Army (SNA), in collaboration with local defense forces known as Ma’awisley, conducted a planned security operation last evening in a location between the Yasooman and Moqokori settlements in the Hiiraan region. The operation targeted members of the militant group Al-Shabab, according to the Ministry of Defense. Intelligence reports had indicated that the group was planning an attack on vehicles carrying civilians in the Hiira…