... Somalia's version of the Taliban, functioning as an arm of al-Qaeda...
fighter's in Banadir's Yaqshid specifically Towfiq suburbs.
A guerilla attack instigated the confrontations when Alshabab fighter's attacked a SNA base located in the suburbs which resulted to retaliation from the Government troops.
The Somali police situated in Yaqshid district immediately arrived at the scene but the shabab fighters withdrew and fled the area.
A Somali police front man in the district who shabelle radio contacted confirmed to the media service that an attack took place but declined that there were no casualties caused by attacks from their opponents.
In the past few weeks, Yaqshid district has come under attacks from Shabaaba fighters who often target Government bases. Security in the region has been beefed up.