MOGADISHU, March 1 (Xinhua) -- Somali security forces have killed more than 200 al-Shabab fighters including senior leaders in a three-day operation carried out in the central and southern parts of the country, a government official said Wednesday.
Minister of Information, Culture and Tourism Daud Aweis said the security forces have also liberated new areas in Hirshabelle, Galmudug and Jubaland states, where they killed a large number of extremists.
