borkenaJanuary 19,2019Ethiopia ordered on Saturday retaliatory military ambush against Militant Al-Shabab in Somalia, The Ethiopian Reporter reported today citing statement sent to it from the Ministry of Defense. The decision came a day after Ethiopian peacekeeping convoy was ambushed in neighboring Somalia by the militant Islamic group. The Ethiopian Defense Force has confirmed the ambush on Saturday but did not disclose the number of causalities. Sources in social media say Al-Shabab has claimed that it killed fifty Ethiopian soldiers and taken tens of soldiers as prisoners. According to information from the Defense Ministry, the convoy carrying Ethiopian troops was travelling from Buurhakaba to Baidoa when the militant group suddenly ambushed the convoy.

Source: Ethiopian News January 19, 2019 20:48 UTC