10 Killed As Al-Shabaab Attacks Somali Border Town

The Al-Shabaab armed group attacked a border town & ambushed a Somali military base killing ten people, Reuters reported.

Balad Hawo, a Somali border town near Kenya was attacked by Al-Shabaab using a suicide car bomb, a fierce gun-battle with Somali forces then erupted.

"We lost at least 10 soldiers. We chased Al-Shabaab out of the town. We killed seven militants," he continued.

Al-Shabaab claimed that they killed 24 Somali soldiers.

The armed group Al-Shabaab is affiliated with Al-Qaeda & aims to implement a strict interpretation of Islamic law across Somalia.

The armed group frequently conducts suicide car bomb attacks across the country.