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by Hashi
MOGADISHU, March 19 (Xinhua) -- Seven Al-Shabaab fighters died during a fierce gun battle with Somali troops on Saturday night near Bay region in southwest Somalia.
Local officials revealed that a number of soldiers from Somalia National Army also sustained injuries during an overnight gun battle with the Al-Qaida-linked militants.
Hassan Hussein Mohamed, minister in charge of rehabilitating militias in South West State, confirmed to Xinhua on Sunday the death of seven Al-Shabaab militants.
They were killed during an operation that lasted several hours near Qansah-dhere town, while six officers from the Somalia National Army were also injured, according to Mohamed.
He said the Somalia National Army had also been involved in delivering humanitarian aid to drought victims in southwestern parts of the country. Enditem
