Mogadishu — At least 18 people were killed in an assault on Somalia army base in an agricultural rich town of Afgoye, 30 Km west of Mogadishu, residents said.
The battle erupted after Al Shabab fighters launched an ambush assault on Mukayga military base manned by government soldiers, killing at least 18 people including soldiers and militants.
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