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Three SNG soldiers defected with a vehicle they were driving in to al Shabaab fighters in Murugeey village (8km NW of Wanla Weyn) in the afternoon of 07/01. SNG forces looking after the missing soldiers and their vehicle were ambushed by al Shabaab fighters near Murugeey village. The two sides engaged fighting for about 20 minutes after which SNG forces retreated back towards Wanla Weyn. Three SNG soldiers were killed and five others were injured in the ambush and subsequent fighting while a SNG vehicle was damaged by RPG fired by al Shabaab fighters. |
