Somalia’s military said on Tuesday its troops foiled a major Al shabaab attack targeting an army outpost in the strategic town of Wajid located in the country’s south-western Bakool region.
Speaking to South west of somalia based independent station idalenews,com, Col Abdirahman Mohamed Osman known as (Tima-adde) said the ISWA soldiers repelled massive militants attack on Wajid, and inflicted heavy losses on the attackers.
Col Osman did not give further details about the casualty figures on both sides involved in the gunfight.
Residents in the town said they heard blasts and gunfire as dozens of armed militants attacked checkpoints manned by Somali troops and military bases before troops pushed them back.
For their part, Al shabaab claimed it attacked Somali army and AU peacekeepers bases in the outskirts of city and killed unspecified number of soldiers.
