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Nine people dead, several hurt as Al Shabaab attack farmers

Al Shabaab militants clash with local fighters near Jilib town in Middle Jubba region

At least nine people have been killed and several others wounded in clashes between Al-Shabaab and local fighters, near Jilib town in Middle Jubba region.

Reports carried by Amisom Daily Media Monitoring and attributed to a local news outlet Halbeeg News say that Al Shabaab had made arrests on several local farmers claiming they were ‘Kenyans’.

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