Somalia: Heavy Fighting Erupts in Southern Somalia After Al-Shabaab Attack

4 soldiers, 18 terrorists killed in clashes after Somali, AU peacekeepers repelled al-Shabaab attack

Somali National Army and Ugandan People's Defense Force repulsed al-Shabaab terrorist attack in Sabiib and Canoole areas of Lower Shabelle region, says Defense Ministry - Anadolu Ajansı

Somalia: Heavy Fighting Erupts in Southern Somalia After Al-Shabaab Attack

Sabiid & Caanoole, Somalia -- Fierce fighting broke out early Friday in the Sabiid and Caanoole area of southern Somalia's Lower Shabelle region after Al-Shabaab militants launched a coordinated assault on military positions held by Somali government forces and Ugandan troops serving under the African Union Mission in Somalia (AUSSOM).