Somalia: Rival Islamists Fight in Wabho Town in Central Somalia

Mogadishu — At least ten people have been killed in heavy fighting between allied Hizbul Islam and Al- Shabab Mujahideen and Ahlu Sunna Walja'a Islamist fighters that has erupted in Wabho town in central Somalia, witnesses and officials told Shabelle radio on Friday.

Sheik Muse Abdi Arale, a spokesman for Hizbul Islam claimed that they have captured the town from Ahlu Sunna and also seized armoured vehicles from them.

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