A heavy battle between Liyu police and Al-Shabaab was reported in Las-Qurun area near Feerfeer town on the Somalia-Ethiopia border.
Witnesses say the fighting began after Liyu police attacked Al-Shabaab fighters trying to cross into Ethiopian border from Hiran region on Monday.
The two sides engaged in a fierce gunfight in the area, which lies 20Kms from Feerfeer town under Ethiopian troops' control.
The details of the casualties still remained unclear. This comes days after Al-Shabaab carried out a rare attack inside Ethiopia, killing dozens of Liyu police soldiers.