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10 Al-Shabaab militants killed in southwest Somalia

Xinhua, December 8, 2016 Adjust font size:

The Somali army killed at least ten Al-Shabaab militants and injured several others on Thursday during fighting in Goof-Gaduud area near the southwestern town of Baidoa town, an army commander said.

Gen. Ibrahim Yarow told reporters the army and South West State forces repulsed the militants and recovered weapons during the fight.

"Al-Shabaab militants attacked our base here early Thursday, then heavy fighting broke out and we repelled the terrorists. We killed 10 Al-Shabaab fighters and wounded several others. We lost some soldiers and the situation is calm at the moment," Yarow said.

Independent sources told Xinhua by phone that five government soldiers were killed in the attack.

However, the Al-Shabaab Islamist group said its fighters overran the military bases of South West State forces, killed four soldiers and seized weapons from the Somali army, before briefly seizing Goof-Gaduud. Endit