The military branch of al-Qaeda, Harakat al-Shabab al-Mujahideen, carried out two separate attacks on government fighters in Mogadishu, the capital of Somalia, and the Juba region. The attacks resulted in the deaths of four Militias, while 13 others were left severely wounded.
It is also reported that just days earlier, al-Shabab fighters attacked government forces in the Shabelle region, killing 18 and injuring 28 others.
