Islamist militants from al Shabaab killed at least six people on Friday while raiding a village in central Somalia that they were pushed out of last week, a government-allied militia said.
and wounded 40 more on Wednesday, when it detonated two car bombs in the central Somalia town of Mahas.
The fighters attacked the village during morning prayers at around 5 a.m. with car bombs, said Hussein Aden, a spokesman for the local clan militia. "We were woken by three deafening blasts on the edge of the village, and then a heavy exchange of gunfire followed," said Mohamed Hussein, a resident of Hilowle Gaab. "Fighting has died down. I do not know how many died."
The offensive by the Somali army and allied militias has been backed by the United States and African Union troops.
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