Somali forces say killed three in attack on ISIS-linked fighters
BOSASSO -- Soldiers allied to the Western-backed Somali government killed three fighters loyal to the Islamic State in northern Somalia on Monday as they pressed ahead toward the insurgents' main stronghold, officials said.
The troops, alongside militia fighters, launched an offensive last week to wrest back control of the port town of Qandala in the semi-autonomous region of Puntland.
The insurgents launched counterattacks away from their stronghold, in areas along the route to Qandala, and that led to the fighting on Monday in an area west of the port.
"Our forces attacked IS fighters in Obolohe valley today, killing three of their fighters and injuring two others," Mohamed Saiid, a Puntland military official involved in the operation, told Reuters.
