Wednesday August 23, 2023
Mogadishu (HOL) - At least two government soldiers were killed and several others wounded after a fight between security forces and al Shabab militants in southern Mogadishu on Tuesday night.
The battle followed after al Shabab militants launched simultaneous attacks on a police station, two security checkpoints, and the district administration headquarters in the Kahda district.
According to the residents, the al-Qaeda-linked armed group, al-Shabab, launched a suicide car bomb attack on the police station. However, the police personnel fought back and successfully repelled the militants' assault.
The attack comes as Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has been leading the war campaign in Galmudug state in central Somalia for the last two weeks. In the previous two days, the Somali army liberated several areas, including Wabho, a strategic district in the Galgadud region.