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| Several Shaboobs killed in firefight near Elbur airport | |
| 2016-01-15 | |
| A district official says several Al shabaab combatants were killed in a firefight with national army soldiers near Elbur airport in central Somalia on Wednesday. Confirming the incident, Elbur administrator Nur Hassan Gutale said unspecified number of Al-Shabaab fighters have been killed during a gun battle outside a military camp at the city’s airport. He said SNA soldiers repelled Al shabaab after armed militants attacked twice the military base. “SNA killed several Al shabaab fighters in the botched attack. The militants suffered losses during the clashes. The area is under our full control,” said Elbur district commissioner. Al shabaab did not comment of the attack and the official’s claim.
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| Posted by:Steve White |