The attack took place on the outskirts of Bal’ad located in Somalia’s southern middle Shabelle region after Al shabaab fightera ambushed military escorting convoy carrying senior army commanders.
It’s yet unclear the number of the casualty figures, but, Al-Shabaab
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the Islamic version of the old Somali warlord...said in a statement that a top military commander named Mohammed Rageh was killed in the assualt
There was independent sources confirming the death of the officer and the government is yet to comment on the attack.