Latest military reports from indicate that Al-Qaeda linked Al-Shabaab attacked a security checkpoint at Ali Janale manned by Somali intelligence agents an area between Dharkeynley and Kahda districts, west of Mogadishu
The attack occurred an hour after the Iftar. The militants used small arms fire in the attack.
Though the number of casualties in not confirmed from both sides, the militants fled the area after encountering stiff resistance from the gallant officers.
Open source reports indicate a number of bodies of Al-Shabaab fighters were retrieved after the gun battle.
