Two Al-Shabaab fighters were killed and a leader of the movement was arrested in the Mudug region

 
Somali government forces, with the support of local militias, carried out a planned operation in the village of Bragg Issa in the Mudug region of Galmudug state in central Somalia, during the past hours.

According to government officials, the operation resulted in the killing of two Al-Shabaab fighters and the arrest of Hashi Grad Ali, one of the movement's prominent leaders in the region.

It should be noted that the Somali army has recently intensified its operations against al-Shabaab militants linked to al-Qaeda in areas in the south and center of the country.