Al Shabaab militants attack Somali army base, killing several soldiers
MOGADISHU -- Al Shabaab fighters attacked a remote Somali army base northwest of the capital Mogadishu on Tuesday, killing several government soldiers, officials and the militants said.
The Islamist group, which has launched several attacks there in the last few years, said it had seized control of the entire town of Goofgaduud.
"We have captured Goofgaduud. We killed 16 soldiers in the fighting," said Sheikh Abdiasis Abu Musab, Al Shabaab's military operation spokesman.
