Mahaday (RBC) Two government soldiers were reportedly assassinated in Mahaday town of Middle Shabelle region on Tuesday night, according to residents.
The soldiers were ambushed on their way to their camp outside Mahaday town in the evening.
Residents confirmed armed men shot and killed the pair and then confiscated their two guns leaving the bodies of the two men on the scene.
Security forces reached the area but nobody was arrested for the murdering the two soldiers.
The Al Qaeda linked group of Al Shabab claimed the responsibility of the assassination.
Mahaday town has seen several hit and run attacks by Al Shabab fighters since Somalia government forces backed by the African Union Forces seized the town from Al Shabab.
source: RBC Radio
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