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Kenyan forces repulse Al-Shabaab ambush in southern Somalia

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Kenyan forces repulse Al-Shabaab ambush in southern Somalia

A Kenyan military convoy in Dhobley, Lower Jubba repulsed Al-Shabaab ambush on Tuesday .

The Kenya Defense Forces say they killed 21 Al-Shabaab terrorists in an ambush in Haina area and recovered 17 AK-47 rifles and other assorted weapons.

It is being reported that the convoy was travelling from Afmadow to Dhobley when it came under attack but the soldiers fought back and proceeded with their journey.

The African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) has not commented on the matter, but Al-Shabaab operatives confirmed the attack.

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