Airstrikes on Al-Shabaab training camp in Somalia kill 12 terrorists

The strike targeted a facility housing more 400 terrorists in central region of Galgadud, says Somali spy agency Forces of the Horn of Africa nation of Somalia, in collaboration with international partners, on Saturday carried out a planned operation on terrorists in the country’s central state of Galmudug. The operation involving airstrikes killed 12 members of the terrorist group al-Shabaab, including senior ringleaders, while 13 sustained life-threatening injuries, said the Somalia National Intelligence and Security Agency in a statement. It said the strike targeted a facility where more than 400 terrorists “were getting ready” in the area of El-Dhiqo Weyne, located between the towns of El-lahelay and El-Garas in the Galguduud region. “Efforts are underway to pursue the remainder of the militants, who fled toward the district of Ceelbuur,” the statement said.