The operation was carried out in a town in the center of the country, according to the Somalian general.

After a fierce clash broke out between the Somalian forces and the terrorists, the town has been completely taken over by government forces, he added.

Al-Shabaab terrorist group, which announced its existence in early 2004, is an al-Qaeda-linked militant group that has so far conducted several terrorist operations in the country which have claimed the lives of hundreds of people.

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