Reports from Dobley town in lower Juba region confirm that there was a heavy battle between Kenyan troops and al-Shabaab fighter’s at the outskirts of the town.
The fighting started when al-Shabaab fighters launched an assault on a Kenyan envoy that departed from Dobley town heading to Hosingow town in the lower Juba region.
Eye witness who is at Dobley town has confirmed with Shabelle radio that heavy rockets and heavy bombardments are being exchanged between the two sides and the sound of gun fire is heard from nearby locations.
The fighting broke up when al-Shabaab militia launched propelled grenade attacks aiming at the Kenyan troops followed by a series of land mine explosions.