Somali forces kill 16 al-Shabaab militants in southern region

MOGADISHU, July 9 — The Somali National Army’s Danab brigade, supported by regional forces from Jubaland State, killed 16 al-Shabaab militants, including two senior commanders, during a security operation in southern Somalia.

The Ministry of Defense said in a statement issued on Wednesday evening that the raid was carried out in the Baghdad area near the Badhadhe district in the Lower Juba region.