MOGADISHU, June 1 (Xinhua) -- Somali National Army (SNA) said Wednesday its elite forces, Danab, killed four al-Shabab terrorists during a military operation conducted in Jubba regions, southern part of the country on Tuesday.
The SNA commanders who led the operation told Radio Mogadishu that the elite forces also arrested Mohamed Abdi Mukhtar who was the head of the operations in the Lower Juba regions.
The SNA said Mukhar popularly known as Sakhrawi was captured during the joint operation with Jubaland Security Forces near Berhani village in Kismayo district.
Government forces have intensified operations against al-Shabab in the southern regions, but the militants are still in control of the rural areas of those regions, conducting ambushes and planting landmines. ■