At least 12 Somali TFG and Ethiopian militia Killed In Mogadishu

On August 26th, twelve soldiers have been killed in Somalia after insurgents attacked Somali and Ethiopian troops south of Mogadishu, a report says.

Anti-Ethiopian groups attacked government militia and their Ethiopian supporters at Shirkole and Gashandhiga bases south of Mogadishu killing 12 soldiers, a Press TV correspondent in Somalia reported.

Unconfirmed reports indicate that the Ethiopians have lost two military vehicles in the attack. There has been no immediate report about the casualties of the anti-government groups.

The almost daily clashes between Ethiopian proxy government militia along with its Ethiopian army supporters and anti-government groups have weekened the Ethiopian military's hold on the Southern Somalia region. Ethiopian retaliation to these attacks claimed at least 6000 lives in the past year alone, and more than 2.5 million displaced civilians.