By Abdi Sheikh
MOGADISHU -A minimum of 10 troopers had been killed when Somalia’s al Shabaab militants assaulted a navy base within the central Galgaduud area on Monday, a navy officer stated, days after authorities forces stated they'd regained management of the realm.
The military ultimately pushed the militants out of the bottom in Qayib, a village captured from al Shabaab final week, defence ministry spokesperson Abdullahi Ali Anod advised the state information company SONNA.
Main Mohamed Farah, a navy officer within the close by city of Bahdo, stated 10 troopers and 20 al Shabaab fighters had been killed.
“Our forces at the moment are pursuing the al Shabaab fighters within the jungles. There's sporadic gunfire as we chase them,” he stated.
Ahmed Hassan, one other navy officer in Bahdo, advised Reuters the assault started with two suicide automobile bombs at round 5 a.m. (0200 GMT), adopted by hours of heavy combating.
“Al Shabaab torched the telecommunication station of the city, and so it's off the air now,” Hassan stated.
One automobile bomb hit a navy truck guarding the bottom entrance, whereas the opposite was blown up outdoors, he stated.
In an announcement, al Shabaab spokesperson Abdiasis Abu Musab stated the group launched the assault in Qayib utilizing suicide automobile bombs earlier than its fighters attacked from completely different instructions.
The fighters killed 37 troopers and stole weapons and navy automobiles, he added.
The federal government’s and al Shabaab’s casualty numbers typically differ.
Authorities forces, supported by clan militias, have made various battlefield good points in opposition to al Shabaab within the final three months, regaining territory lengthy held by the group.
In response, al Shabaab killed at the very least 120 individuals in twin automobile bombs on the schooling ministry within the capital Mogadishu on Oct. 29, the deadliest blasts in 5 years.
The al Qaeda-linked group has killed tens of hundreds since 2006 in its combat to overthrow Somalia’s Western-backed central authorities and implement its interpretation of Islamic regulation.
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