Somali Govt troops have launched an attack on Al shabaab base near Halgan area in Hiiraan region on Thursday and killed one militant fighter, according to a top military commander.Mohamed Omar, a senior military chief said in an interview with Radio Shabelle that Somali soldiers have killed one Al shabaab member and seized four AK-47 riffle assaults during the combat at a village located 20Kms away from Halgan.
“The area we attacked was an Al shabaab stronghold village, where they used to collect Zakah (An Islamic levy on the wealth) from the local herders near Halgan town,” said the army officer.
Al shabaab did not say a word on the military’s claim.
In recent weeks, Somali army, along with AU troops have been pushing Al shabaab militants out of their bases, including Halgan village in Somalia’s central Hiiraan region.