The network cited an al-Shabaab statement published on pro-militant websites as claiming that they had seized 10 military pick-up trucks during the raid, which occurred 50 miles northwest of the country’s capital.
Other Mogadishu-based outlets could only confirm the death of one soldier and the hijacking of nine vehicles.
Al-Shabaab seeks to overthrow the Somali government and impose a strict version of Islam in the east African country. The group has claimed responsibility for numerous terrorist attacks in Somalia and on border towns in Kenya.
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