The Jubbaland government said that they have foiled an attempt by the al-Shabaab group to capture the village of Buulo Haji under Kismayo, where the Jubbaland forces freed the al-Shabaab a few months ago.
The spokesman of the Jubbaland forces, Lieutenant Colonel Mohamed Farah Dahir, said that the Al-Shabaab group launched a fierce battle against the positions of the Jubbaland forces in front of the village of Bulo Haji. He said that the Al-Shabaab had been defeated in that battle, and they had suffered heavy losses in terms of deaths and injuries.
The spokesperson of the Jubbaland army denied reports that Al-Shabaab had taken control of Bulo Haji, saying that they did not pass through the defenses of their forces on the outskirts of the village.
He said that the Jubbaland forces have killed two soldiers and two others are injured. He said that their army is still in the places where they were before.
However, Al-Shabaab said yesterday that they took control of Bulo Haji village, saying that they killed six Jubbaland soldiers there.
