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More deadly clashes in central Somalia
At least five people were killed on Sunday when fighters with Somalia’s powerful militant movement clashed with a government-allied militia in villages in central Somalia.
The clashes erupted after Al-Shabaab fighters attacked government positions in the villages of Ris and Ago’ade, located near the group’s largest military base in Elbur town, a Press TV correspondent reported.
The dead include several combatants from each side.
Villagers caught in the crossfire fled to other areas.
Hundreds of government forces were reportedly deployed in the area ahead of the planned offensives against the Al-Shabaab fighters, who control much of the region.