Fighting erupts after Al-Shabaab attacks Kenyan military base in Lower Juba

GOOBJOOG NEWS|KISMAYO: Reports from Hosingow area of ​​Lower Juba region say that heavy fighting broke out on Tuesday between Kenyan troops operating under the African Union Mission in Somalia (ATMIS) and Al-Shabaab.

Al-Shabaab fighters are said to have staged an attack on a Kenyan military base in Hosingow area of ​​Lower Juba region, resulting in a fierce response from the Kenyan camp.

Casualties have been reported on both the Kenyan and Al-Shabaab side as well as the civilian side, but no independent body has corroborated the claims yet.

Al-Shabaab has intensified its attacks on Kenyan and Jubaland military bases in Jubaland in recent days.