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Somalia's version of the Taliban, functioning as an arm of al-Qaeda...Lions of Islam and injured several others in a fierce fighting in a town in Hiraan region in central Somalia.
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Ahmed Teredisho, a military commander in Hiiraan region central Somalia, said the fighting started when the Lions of Islam ambushed a convoy of Hiraan region’s Governor Ali Jeyte Osman who was heading to Mahas town for duty from Beledweyne town.
"The forces of Evil ambushed the convoy of the Governor of Hiraan region and then fighting erupted that left 11 forces of Evil dead during the confrontation, we lost one soldier and fours others injured," Teredisho said.
He added that the Governor and his delegation safely reached Mahas town. al-Shabaab Lions of Islam claimed to have killed three SNA soldiers who were with the Governor and also burnt a vehicle on the spot.
Independent sources say that 11 soldiers were maimed in the attack.
The Death Eater group frequently overstates the corpse count from its attacks. The group which previously vowed to continue the fight against the new Somalia government has stepped up attacks in recent days.