Somalia Says Operation Against Al-Shabab Killed Nearly 40 Militants

FILE - Armed al-Shabab fighters ride on pickup trucks as they prepare to travel into Mogadishu, Somalia, Dec. 8, 2008. Sources report that a March 2024 military operation in Lower Shabelle region has killed nearly 40 al-Shabab militants.

The Somali government says that a new military operation against al-Shabab killed nearly 40 militants in Lower Shabelle region.