Somalia National Army (SNA) with back up from AMISOM troops held al Shabaab militants to a gunfight in the outskirts of Qoryoley district in Lower Shabelle region.
The battle broke out after heavily armed Al-Shabaab fighters staged an assault against military bases belonging to the allied troops in several villages outside the town. While the casualties have not been released, military sources say that dozens of al Shabaab were killed and weapons seized.
The Al-Qaeda-linked militant group Al-Shabaab has intensified attacks targeting Somali and AMISOM military camps in the southern region, near the capital Mogadishu in the past.
