Somali army recaptures key town in central Somalia from al-Shabab militants

"The al-Shabab terrorists have been removed from Masagaway town and operations to pursue them are going on from several fronts in eastern parts of the Galguduud region at the moment," Adala said.

The Somali National Army backed by local forces on Wednesday recaptured Masagaway town in the Galguduud region of central Somalia's Galmudug State from al-Shabab militants.