Kenya’s Ministry of Defense said its troops, operating under the African Union Mission in Somalia, have destroyed an al-Shabab camp, killing 52 militants and seizing weapons.
In a statement, the ministry said troops raided the camp, located near the town of Badhadhe in the Lower Jubba region, at around 1:00 a.m. Friday.
“The intelligence-led operation was executed after surveillance assets sighted al-Shabab terrorist concentration in the location,” the ministry said. “Ground troops supported by mortar and artillery fire were employed to neutralize the camp thereafter,” the statement added.
A local resident who could not be named for security reasons told VOA Somali the bombed al-Shabab camp is near Lagta Dishu, a military base used by Kenyan military operating in Somalia.