Operation against al-Shabaab in Bay region of southwestern Somalia state.

Somali forces, backed by local residents, have carried out an operation against al-Shabaab in the Sarman Tiri district of Bay region in southwestern Somalia's state.

According to state media, allied forces killed al-Shabaab members and leaders, the number of which has not been officially announced, and the capture of several others.

The operation is part of a military campaign carried out by the Somali army in co-operation with clan militias in various regional states in the centre and south of the country.