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At least 20 people have been killed and 30 others injured after heavy fighting between forces loyal to Somali government and Al-Shabaab extremist militias broke out in Dobley a Somali-Kenyan border town, on Sunday.<\/p>\n

Witnesses told Garowe Online the clashes erupted after Somali government forces attacked Al-Shabaab bases in the town and almost all of the dead people were the warring sides.<\/p>\n

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“I saw dead bodies of Somali government forces and Al-Shabaab militias, the government forces took over the town form Al-Shabaab early in the morning but on the night Al-Shabaab seized back the city and the government troops left the town,” a resident who spoke on condition of anonymity told Garowe Online.<\/p>\n

He adds unknown number of civilians have been killed and injured in the fighting. On Saturday Al-Shabaab withdrew from Diif town about 120 km from Dobley on the Kenyan-Somali border and Somali government forces with Raaskaambooni a pro-government forces took over the town.<\/p>\n

Al-Shabaab military spokesman, Sheikh Abdulaziz Abu Muscab claimed that his militias killed dozens of Somali government forces while he was speaking to the press in Mogadishu, the war-torn capital of Somalia.<\/p>\n

“Somali government forces backed by Kenyan military troops attacked our bases in Doobley,” he said.<\/p>\n

Hundreds of Dobley residents started to flee from the town to neighbouring villages for their safety after heavy clashes hit the town early on Sunday.<\/p>\n

Somali government forces backed by Ahlu Sunna pro-government Islamists and Ethiopian forces took over from Al-Shabaab militants three strategic towns in southern Somalia after deadly clashes since late last month.<\/p>\n

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