Somali extremists kill 15 government soldiers in ambush
At least 15 government soldiers were killed in an ambush by fighters from the Somali Islamic extremist rebel group al-Shabab, one day after the same group of extremists killed a dozen people in an attack in the capital, a military official said Monday.
The ambush happened late Monday near Walaweyn, a town in the Lower Shabelle region, about 93 kilometers (57.79 miles)south of Mogadishu, said Col. Ahmed Muse of the Somali military.
The rebels seized three military vehicles during the attack, he told The Associated Press by phone from Walaeyn.
Al-Shabab claimed responsibility for the attack, according to the group's online radio known as Andalus, saying 30 soldiers had been killed. It wasn't possible to independently verify the group's claims.
