Al Shabab militants kill at least 13 Somali troops in clashes

Somali troops suffer heavy casualties in military operation against al Shabab in farmland northwest of Somalia's capital Mogadishu

This October 19, 2016, file photo shows a Somali soldier patrolling a street following a suicide car bomb and gun attack that killed 11 people in Afgoye, Somalia.

Al Shabab has battled since 2008 to overthrow Somalia's internationally-recognised central government and establish its rule, based on its own interpretation of Islamic law.

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