...... al-Qaeda's tentacle in East Africa...in an operation.
The Deputy Minister of Information, Abrahman Yusuf al-Addaala, who spoke to the press in Mogadishu, said that the operation took place in Warta, which is 12 km from Janale district.
In this operation, he said that more than 136 members of al-Shabaab were killed.
Also, Minister al-Adala said that 98 members of al-Shabaab were maimed in the same place where the operation took place.
The Somali government has been fighting Al-Shabaab for the past few years.
In central regions, government forces working with clan militia have captured a series of towns and villages and say they have killed more than 2,000 al-Shabaab fighters.
As the government campaign enters its eighth month in February, the Somali government is preparing to open new battle fronts in southern parts of the country.