Somalia: Al-Shabaab attack kills at least 8 soldiers
At least eight Somali government soldiers were killed and several wounded on Wednesday when al-Shabaab terrorists attacked a military base in the southwestern Bay province.
Somali government spokesman Ismail Mukhtar Oronjo told Anadolu Agency over the phone that al-Shabaab terrorists attacked a Somali national army base in Daynuney.
When a company of soldiers came under attack by al-Shabaab terrorists on Wednesday, a commander was among those killed, Oronjo said.
After the attack, a military vehicle carrying reinforcements was targeted in a roadside blast, wounding several soldiers, he added.