A group of unidentified gunmen ambushed a convoy featuring soldiers belonging to the Haram’ad Unit in Hiran.
Security sources confirmed the incident saying that it happened on January 7.
According to the sources, the incident took place as the convoy snaked its way towards Mir-Qasim, which is a short distance away from Mataban, Hiran.
The soldiers were on their way from Dhusamareb.
Earlier in the day, a contingent from the Somali Police Force (SPF) fought off a group featuring clan militias who had abducted a bus transporting civilians towards Mogadishu.
It is not yet clear whether any Haram’ad soldier was killed in the ambush.
Similarly, there has been no confirmation whether civilians, SPF officers, or any member of the clan militias lost his life in the earlier incident.