Published :Wednesday, 23 March, 2016, Time : 12:00 AM View Count : 11
MOGADISHU, Mar 22 : Somalia security forces have killed 65 Shebab Islamic insurgents who attacked coastal towns in the semi-autonomous Puntland area in the country's northeast, the regional army chief said on Monday. "The fighting is almost over and the security forces are now pursuing the remnants of the militants" after five days of clashes, General Muhidin Ahmed Muse told reporters. "Sixty-five of the militants who have been misled into this war, have been killed so far and 31 others, most of them children, were captured alive," he added. ?AFP