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| Somalia, Æthiopia battle with Al Shabab in Bakol |
| 2015-07-16 |
| HUDUR, Somalia -- At least 5 people were killed while more than 4 others injured in a deadly battle between Somalia army along with Ethiopian troops in south of Somalia’s Bakol region. The incident happened after a group of Al Shabab militants launched an ambush assault on military vehicle carrying Ethiopian troops an area sandwiched between Rabdhuure and Wajid towns. The ambush attack launched by Al Shabab has left at least 5 militants dead and 4 government soldiers were wounded, military sources have told Shabelle Media in Mogadishu. Meanwhile, Somalia’s Hudur DC, Mohamed Mo’alin Ahmed told Shabelle Media that government troops had repulsed the attack and inflicted heavy losses upon militants during the raid. Somalia government troops backed Ethiopian forces serving under Africa Union Mission for Somalia (AMISOM) are on high alert, in a bid to thwart Al Shabab fighters’ attempts in Bakol region. |
| Posted by:Steve White |