Somalia: Troops repulse al-Shabaab after militants ambushed their convoy near Wajid
Somali Govt troops and their allied African Union troops have repelled an al-Shabaab attack after heavily armed militants attacked their convoy near Wajid town, south of Bakol region.
The confrontation broke out Saturday morning when the militants with al-Shabaab waylaid the allied troops while conducting a security patrol in the villages nearby Wajid town, reports said.
Reports from Wajid indicate that both warring sides have suffered casualties during the armed clash.