(Sh. M. Network)-At least one person was killed and several others have been injured in an Al shabab attack on Somali government troops in Elasha Biyaha neighborhood, on the southern outskirt of Mogadishu, reports said.Eyewitnesses said the fighting erupted after fighters from Al shabab ambushed on Somali military pick-ups en route to Afgoye district, 30 kilometers south of Mogadishu, killing Afrah Ali Afrah, the police chief in Elasha Biyaha area.
Military sources confirmed to Shabelle Media the death of the chief Mr. Afrah, adding that the took place after the Somali army convoy came under ambush attack during their travel to Afgoye district to supply logistics to the troops in the town.