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AU troops whack five Shaboobs | |
2015-12-23 | |
AW DHEEGLE, Somalia -- Somali government forces aided by African Union peacekeepers have killed five militants in fresh squeeze into Lower Shabelle region village of Aw Dheegle.
A spokesman for Somali Federal Government, Mohamed Hussein Shiino confirmed the re-liberation of Aw Dheegle. The riverine village was previously overrun by beleaguered Al Shabaab fighters. Two government soldiers have been confirmed dead in subsequent confrontation while another one sustained gunshot wounds. | |
Posted by:Steve White |