Six people have been killed and nearly ten others were wounded after al-Shabab attacked government troops and AMISOM bases in southeastern of the Somali capital, Mogadishu, on Wednesday evening.
Witnesses told Somali Current that heavily armed al-Shabab fighters ambushed the bases in Heliwa District, engaging clash that lasted hours with the allied troops.
Addressing to the Media on Thursday morning, Heliwa District Commissioner Omar Abdulle Ja’fan said the ambush was aimed to harass the improving security in the capital.
“Al-Shabab attacked three nearby AMISOM and government troops’ bases in the district, and the fighting was interruption.”
It is the second time in two weeks that al-Shabab attack a military bases in Heliwa, as part of recent overnight shelling and bomb attacks by the militant group in the capital.
Source: Somalicurrent
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