Mogadishu, 21 Dhu-AlQa'dah,1437 AH, 24 August,2016 , SPA -- Sixteen people have been killed when Somali and African Union troops clashed with al-Shabaab rebels in south-western Somalia, officials said Tuesday, according to dpa. The militants attacked an army base in the village of Moragabey on Monday, said Mohamed Abdi, governor of Bakol province. He said 15 militants and one soldier were killed. Four people were meanwhile killed Tuesday when al-Shabaab militants ambushed a military convoy near Beledwayne in central Somalia, military official Ali Abdi said. The ambush came as the allied troops were launching a new offensive against al-Shabaab militants in the area, Abdi said. -- SPA 10:25 LOCAL TIME 07:25 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w