MOGADISHU [SMN] – Somali government on Wednesday said at least 20 members of the Al-Qaeda-linked Al-Shabaab group were killed in a counter-attack in the Hiran region.
The battle in the Yasooman area near Bulo Burde town also claimed the lives of three government soldiers, according to a statement from the ministry of information.
The militants attacked a military base in an attempt to retake the area days after Al-Shabaab lost it to Somali troops backed by armed local residents known as Ma’wisley.
On its side, Al-Shabaab said 117 soldiers died in the morning attack and claimed its fighters regained control of the location which sits on the outskirts of Bulo-Burde town.
There was no independent sources veryifing the claims.