Abdullahi Yare, a gang leader, and Al Shabab militant have been killed in a joint air strike in southern Somalia.

Abdullahi was killed during a joint military operation by the Somali National Army and its security partners.

He was killed at Haramka village in the middle Juba region.

The Somali government has announced this through its ministry of information.

Abdullahi Nadir was killed alongside other Al-Shabab militants who attempted to explode the Tarashanta village in Hiram province.

“His elimination is like a thorn removed from Somalia as a nation. The Somali people will be relieved from his misguidance and horrific acts” the statement read.

The al-Shabab terrorist group commands a huge population in southern and central Somalia.

The group's activities are financed by proceeds of crime such as illegally taxing and extorting travelers, traders and residents.

Yare has been one of the top most wanted criminals. He had a three million bounty on his head by the United States and the Somali government.

Abdullahi Nadir was set to take over from the current Al Shabab leader Ahmed Diriye who is sick.

The ensuing dispute between the government, the Al-Shabaab, and Al-Qaeda has seen thousands of people lose their lives and property of unknown value lost.

Al-Shabaab's terroristic activities include burning down houses, destroying water points, and beheading civilians in both central and southern Somalia.

The extortion of civilians through illegal taxation by the terrorist group has forced some of the civilians to riot against the Al-Shabab.

On Friday the Al-Shabaab militants killed Mogadishu’s head of police, two bodyguards, and a journalist.

The terrorism activities of the Al-Shabaab are motivated by the terrorist group to overthrow the western-backed government and assert its interpretation of the Islamic Sharia law.

Somalia's military is backed by US troops, drones and African Union peace-keeping missions.

Somalia's president Hassan Sheikh Mohammed vowed to fight the Al-Shabaab militant groups.