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Africa Horn
Somali Army Repels Al Shabaab After Attack In Qoryoley District
2017-11-24
[RadioShabelle] Somali government forces have remained in control of Qoryoley town in Lower Shabelle region after al-Shabaab
... the personification of Somali state failure...
faceless myrmidons stormed an army base there on Tuesday night.

The ambush has sparked a heavy clash between the faceless myrmidons and SNA troops in which an unspecified number of people died, the military said.

Local residents reported a fierce shootout flared up following Al-Shabaab raid on army barracks. The sides exchanged small and heavy weaponry that could be heard from a distance.

The fighting had ended and that the faceless myrmidons had left the town, they said.

Details of the casualties were not immediately known as the military commanders in the region have not released any statement regarding the last night attack in Qoryoley.
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