Al shabaab militants laid ambush attack on a major military base under Somali National army (SNA) in northern conflict-recovering Mogadishu on Thursday night, reports said.
A according to South west of somali based independent station idalenews.com sources, armed fighters from the Al Qaeda-affiliated Al shabaab have carried out coordinated attacks on SNA barracks at the former perfume factory in Mogadishu’s Huriwa district.
The SNA soldiers at the base have managed to ward off the attack after engaging heavy gun battle with Al shabaab fighters. Residents said both sides suffered casualties, but said numbers were not confirmed.
Local authorities did not comment on the attack on SNA base in Mogadishu.
Al Shabaab has been driven out of Mogadishu in 2011 by AMISOM and Somali army, but the militants still launche guerrilla-style assaults and bomb attacks in the seaside capital.
