Mortar rounds fired on Leego village and nearby environs in Lower Shabelle region on Tuesday night, according to the area chief Abukar Al Adala.
Speaking to INO by phone, Al Adala said the Leego under heavy mortar bombardment fired from the suburbs of the village by unidentified assailants.
“Tonight, Leego is under mortar fire. We could not know exactly where the attack is coming from and who is firing,” said Leego village administrator Abukar Al Adala.
Al Adala stated that the barrage in the latest in frequent such mortar attacks on Leego, around 90 kilometers north-west of Somali capital, Mogadishu.
AMISOM has a military base in the area that was attacked by Al shabaab militants in June 26, 2015, killing scores of peacekeepers from Burundi.
