Ethiopian troops have battled Al-Shabaab militants today in the Eel Bur area of Galgaduud Region.
Intelligence sources report that there has been heavy fighting in the area between the Ethiopian Defense Forces operating under AMISOM and the terror militant group Al-Shabaab.
Al-Shabaab militants staged an attack on Ethiopian military bases in the Eel Bur area of Galgaduud Region firing rocket propelled grenades and machine gun fire on a fleet of military vehicles and facilities on the base.
Ethiopian defense forces counter attacked using mortars killing dozens of militants.
Intelligence sources report that Al-Shabaab suffered mass causalities.
Ethiopian troops are serving under the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) .
