The blast which has resulted from a remote-controlled roadside kaboom struck regional forces travelling in a military convoy at Degamo village, located on the outskirts of the town.
The state forces engaged in a heavy shootout with the attackers said to be Al-Shabaab
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Somalia's version of the Taliban, functioning as an arm of al-Qaeda...faceless myrmidons following the kaboom that left seven soldiers dead, according to the sources.
Jubbaland administration is yet to comment on the attack which comes amid an increase of Al-Shabaab ambush attacks against Somali and African forces in the country.