Fierce fighting has erupted after Alshabab fighters attacked a military base in Audhigle and Bariire areas of Lower Shabelle officials confirmed on Friday.
A resident told Radio Dalsan the two sides exchanged heavy and small weapons and could be heard from remote distances during the confrontation.
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There are casualties although the casualty figures on both warring sides have not been established.
Added the local resident.
The latest clashes came barely less than a week after Somali National Army {SNA} killed eleven Alshabab militants in an operation in an operation near Abal village in the country's southern region Bakool.
