MOGADISHU, Nov. 5 (Xinhua) -- At least six al-shabab militants were killed on Sunday after Somali National Army (SNA) carried out operation against the militants at a location in Lower Jubba region of Somalia, officials said Monday.
Army Commander for Jubbaland in Somalia, Mukhtar Abdi Mohamed, told reporters that the joint forces faced resistance from the militants during the operation carried out on Sunday.
"We killed six al-Shabab militants and injured more others at Arare location on Sunday, SNA and Jubbaland forces carried out the operation against the terrorists. There were no casualties on our side," Mohamed said.
He added the operation is still continuing in the area with more military progress being registered so far.
The latest operation came a day after the United States forces killed four al-Shabab militants in an airstrike in the same region.
