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More than 40 al Shabaab members killed by Somali security forces: SNTV

More than 40 members of the Islamist al Shabaab armed group were eliminated in an operation by the Somali National Army and international partners in the Biya Cadde area of Hirshabelle state on Sunday, Somali National Television said in a post on X.

Islamist group al Shabaab said on its website at least two Kenyan soldiers were killed and others wounded in a blast that targeted a convoy in a similar area on Tuesday, but it did not directly claim responsibility. File photo.
Islamist group al Shabaab said on its website at least two Kenyan soldiers were killed and others wounded in a blast that targeted a convoy in a similar area on Tuesday, but it did not directly claim responsibility. File photo. (REUTERS/Feisal Omar)

More than 40 members of the Islamist al Shabaab armed group were eliminated in an operation by the Somali National Army and international partners in the Biya Cadde area of Hirshabelle state on Sunday, Somali National Television said in a post on X.

"The National Armed Forces, international partners, and vigilant locals are still continuing operations," SNTV said in a post on X on Sunday.

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