Mogadishu: At least 30 people including 17 soldiers and 13 civilians were killed when an armed group launched an attack in a town in the Somalia’s semi-autonomous state of Galmudug.

As per details, the rebels used car bombs in the assault on a military base in Galmudug’s Wisil town which is located in central Somalia, triggering a fight with government troops and armed locals.
A military officer Major Mohamed Awale stated, “They attacked the base with two car bombs and fierce fighting that lasted over an hour followed”.
Reportedly, the civilians has been fighting in Somalia for more than a decade to try to topple the country’s central government and establish its own rule based on its strict interpretation of Islamic law.
In addition, fighters from the group frequently carry out gun and bomb assaults on a range of both civilian and military targets including busy traffic intersections, hotels and military bases.
Following the incident, the Somalia government condemned the attack and said 41 al Shabaab fighters had been killed in the fighting as both the military and armed residents pursued the assailants
Those injured in the attack had been shifted to the capital Mogadishu for treatment.
On the other hand, Al Shabaab claimed responsibility for the attack via a statement on its Radio Al Andalus and said its fighters had killed over 30 soldiers and injured over 40 others.
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