Mohamed Hussein Ali, a local resident, told Xinhua on the phone that the raid occurred on the outskirts of Beledweyne, the administrative town of Somalia’s Hirshabele state when the vehicles were ferrying local civilians and food supplies to their respective towns.
“The security forces are pursuing the attackers,” Macharia said over phone, adding that one of the victims was shot dead, another was hacked to death and the other four were burnt to death in their house.
Mohamed Nur, SNA army officer told reporters that Mohamed Kulow Ali who was in charge of the terror group’s operations in the southern region surrendered to the Somali army based in Wajid town armed with AK47 rifle and ammunition.
No one claimed responsibility for the latest incident but al-Qaida allied group al-Shabaab has conducted similar attacks in Somalia in the past
Al-Shabab militants operate in Kenya from the neighboring Somalia which is facing a security crisis over terror-related incidents.
Al-Shabab militant group which is fighting to overthrow the Western-backed Somali government was driven out of the capital Mogadishu in August 2011
Al-Shabab militants usually destroy telecom masts to disrupt police response and communication in the area before they could inflict harm on the locals.
Al-Qaida allied terror group, al-Shabab has long-established finance networks in the East Africa region region to run its operations
There was no immediate claim of responsibility, but al-Qaida allied terrorist group, al-Shabab, has staged such attacks in Somalia in the past
One Kenyan police officer was killed and three others injured in the Shabab attack on the border patrol unit camp at around 6:45 p.m.
On July 12, the army backed by Southwestern state forces killed seven Al-Shabab extremists in another operation in Bardale town in southern Somalia
According to an officer who declined to be named, the militants launched an attack in Adayga village and there was an exchange of fire between the army and the militants.
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