Somali federal forces clash with Jubbaland troops near strategic Raas Kambooni

Heavy fighting broke out today between federal government forces and Dervish forces from Jubaland State in Lower Juba region, the far south of Somalia.

According to local sources, the fighting took place in an area about 30 kilometers from the strategic town of Ras Kamboni, and resulted in a number of deaths and injuries, but the exact details of the human losses are not yet known.

Jubaland State has given federal government forces stationed in Ras Kamboni a deadline to withdraw from the area, warning that the federal government will be fully responsible if its forces do not adhere to the deadline for withdrawal.