Al-Shabab Attacks Military Base in Somalia

Somali officials and residents have confirmed that Somali government forces and Ethiopian troops have driven Al-Shabab out of Halgan village after a massive attack early on Thursday. Chairman of the village Guhad Abdi Warsame told VOA that "dozens" of militants were killed. Residents said a suicide car bomb first exploded outside the main entrance of an Ethiopian base in the village, which is about 260 kilometers north of Mogadishu.  That was followed by attacks by...

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