Mogadishu, Safar 22, 1437, Dec 4, 2015, SPA -- At least 14 insurgents were killed by the Somali military and Ethiopian troops in central Somalia on Friday, a senior military official said. According to dpa, the fighting erupted near the provincial capital of Beledwayne in the Hiiraan region when al-Shabaab fighters ambushed army convoys, Somali military commander Mohamed Omar Abdulle told dpa by phone. "The militants attacked a convoy of our troops and Ethiopians who are a part of AU peacekeepers. They aimed to discourage military activity in the region, said the commander. "We have counted at least 14 bodies of militants." --SPA 19:30 LOCAL TIME 16:30 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w