Mogadishu: Somali Popular Resistance launched an attack on a gathering of Al-Shabaab militants, linked to Al-Qaeda, in the Aburi area of Hiran Province in south-central Somalia.

According to Qatar News Agency, the Somali National News Agency (SONNA) reported that the military operation, which took place last night, resulted in the deaths of several militants and the wounding of others.

The officers who led the military operation confirmed to Somali media that they had received information about a gathering of Al-Shabaab militants in the Aburi area, where they launched an attack on the terrorists.

Officers added that the military operation resulted in deaths and injuries among the terrorists, and that the area was taken over.

Somali government forces have been fighting armed movements for more than 10 years, which have carried out numerous attacks that have killed hundreds of civilians and security personnel. Their repeated attacks also target government facilities and hotels in the capital, Mogadishu.