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| Africa Horn |
| Govt forces launch raid on Shaboob bases in Bay |
| 2014-11-14 |
| BAIDOA, Somalia -- Somali Federal Government forces raided Al Shabaab bases in Bay region of southwestern Somalia on Wednesday afternoon as officials reported of midnight retaliation by militants, Garowe Online reports. Somali National Army commander Mohamed Mohamud Nur told the media that government troops attacked Al Shabaab hideouts in the outskirts of Goofgaduud Shabelle vicinity which lies 20km from Baidoa, killing two fighters. "We killed two Al Shabaab militants in the army raid and one government soldier sustained bullet wounds," said Nur. Meanwhile, heavy gun battle that lasted nearly an hour raged between Al Shabaab attackers and government forces at a security checkpoint in Maya Fulka area overnight on Wednesday. Security officials said that seven militants died in the attack. |
| Posted by:Steve White |