Many killed in Somali army clash with militants
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Clashes between Somali government forces and militants from the Al-Shabaab insurgent group on Monday may have left dozens dead, according to accounts given later by both sides.
The Al-Qaeda-linked group has been fighting the government for two decades and still controls large swathes of central Somalia despite a massive international operation against it.
It said it launched an attack on Monday afternoon on Turkish-trained government troops and an allied militia in the Lower Shabelle region, resulting in the deaths of 321 troops.
