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A front man for the Southwest State Presidency Nuradin Yusuf Abukar said SNA and Southwest State forces jointly carried out the operations at Manaas location.
"SNA and Southwest State forces conducted very successful operation against the terrorist bad boy group at Manaas location this morning, they captured five al-Shabaab fighters and recovered four cycle of violences during the operation," Abukar said.
He confirmed that some soldiers sustained slight injuries during the operation, adding that the joint forces liberated several areas in and around the area so far.
The latest operation came hours after al-Shabaab claimed to have captured Daynuney and Gof-gudud locations east and north of Baidoa town on Tuesday.
But Security Minister for the Southwest State Hassan Hussein Mohammed told Xinhua that their forces killed several al-Shabaab Death Eaters Tuesday, and the bad boys’ attempt to capture two areas was thwarted.