5 militants killed as Puntland forces attack terrorist hotbed

Puntland army troops killed five Al Shabaab militants in a raid on Madashon hotbed according to officials on Friday, told reports.

Sources within the army told Garowe Online that a militant was also captured alive during the deadly assault on Madashon, 23km west of rugged terrain of Galgala.

Three Puntland soldiers died in the assault while seven others are being treated at Bossaso General hospital.The raid follows a series of cleanup operations by Puntland Defence Forces( PDFs) in hideouts along Golis Mountain ranges and Galgala.

Al Shabaab militants honed hit-and-run attacks in the Gulf of Aden Port city of Bossaso.

Last week, Puntland security forces foiled pre-planned attack on a hotel housing Deputy Police Commander-in-Chief Mohiyadin Ahmed Musse.