The Somali army said the attacks in the south were repelled, with the militants sustaining heavy losses among their ranks. By its count, at least 80 al-Shabaab fighters died, while only five Somali troops were killed.
A government spokesman put the al-Shabaab death toll even higher, at around 100.
Al-Shabaab, on the other hand, said via its propaganda radio outlet that 71 soldiers were killed.
The competing claims could not be independently verified.
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