Three killed in battle near Somalia’s Barawe region

Al-Shabaab fighters launched an offensive against a military base located in Lower Shabelle region, southern Somalia, Garowe Online reported.

“Three militants were killed and several others wounded during the clash which erupted after attacking the military bases” manned by Somalia and African Union troops, Aden Oman, commissioner of Barawa said.

Barawe is a port city located 179 kilometres southwest of the Somali capital Mogadishu. Al-Shabaab was pushed out of Barawe militarily in 2014 by African Union and Somali national army troops.

Early this week, Somalia’s government requested the United States execute an air strike on Al-Shabaab, which killed more than 100.

Al-Shabaab seeks to dislodge the Somali government and implement a strict version of Islamic law across the country.

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