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Somali forces kill 47 Al-Shabaab militants in Galgudud region

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Mogadishu(SONNA)-Somali National Army backed by the International Partners killed about 47 Al-Shabaab militants after carrying out joint operations near Ceel-Dheer district in Galgudud region under Galmudug State in the country. Ministry of Information said in a statement that the joint forces destroyed a vehicle with explosives in which the terrorists were planning to use it for carrying out bomb attacks and harm civilians.

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