At least 10 Somali soldiers have been killed and an unknown number injured after the terror group, Al-Shabaab attacked them near a southern village, as reported by a military member.
The ambush took place in a village near Afgoya town, 30 kilometers from Mogadishu.
“The soldiers were traveling with two military vehicles when the ambush occurred near Afgoye. More than 10 soldiers including the commander in charge were killed,” said Colonel Mohamed Hassen as reported by Nation.
“We don’t know about the wounded,” but the army sent reinforcements to the site of the ambush,” the military officer in Afgoye added.
The Al-Qaeda-linked Al-Shabaab claimed the attack in a statement conveyed by the SITE Intelligence Group.
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“Twenty-four governmental militia elements were killed, including three officers, and 32 others were wounded, military vehicles were destroyed, and military gear was captured as spoils,” the group said.
A relative of one of those killed confirmed the attack.
“There was a senior commander who was a relative of mine killed in the attack and more than ten of his soldiers, it was a disaster which shocked our family,” the relative Mohamed Ali said.
