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Somali military officials told Keydmedia English Service that at least seven Al-Shabaab members were killed in the operation and multiple weapons and military equipment were seized during the anti-al-Shabaab push.

An official statement from the Al-Shabaab said that at least seven soldiers were killed in the blast that targeted the allied forces from Galmudug and Somali national army [SNA] while 4 vehicles were burnt.

He said the shelling followed a ground operation by Kenyan forces after Al-Shabaab attacked Jubaland forces traveling near Kudhaa in the Lower Jubba region early on Wednesday morning, which the militant group said killed 8 soldiers. 

With both regional states still reeling from Al-Shabaab-claimed attacks that killed hundreds of Somali people, including top officials. 

The skirmish erupted after members of Al-Shabaab attacked a military base in Dinsor district from several directions, leading to a deadly gun battle.

Since the removal of the moderate Ahlu Sunna Waljama’a from power by the Somali government, Al-Shabaab has gained a space to launch attacks against key towns in Galmudug regional state.

The move comes just six months after the Trump administration has pulled hundreds of American soldiers out of Somalia.

At least 30 people, including 13 civilians are confirmed dead and thousands displaced by the voilence. 

At least two soldiers were killed and a number of others wounded in the twin bomb explosions in the Bari region.

The takeover comes amid intensified military operations against the group in parts of southern Somalia ahead of the elections.

The American forces were pulled out of the country under the executive order of Donald Trump, former US president before he left the White House last January. 

The main AMISOM bases have been put on high alert as the group intensified attacks in Somalia.