奥马尔·法鲁克 摩加迪沙，索马里 —— 一名在袭击中幸存的军官称，伊斯兰极端武装分子在一次伏击中打死至少20名索马里士兵，政府承认军用车辆受损，但未披露士兵伤亡情况。
OMAR FARUK MOGADISHU, Somalia — Islamic extremist militants killed at least 20 Somali soldiers in an ambush, a military officer who survived the attack said, as the government acknowledged damage to military vehicles but disclosed no troop casualties.
与基地组织有关联的青年党武装组织已与索马里政府战斗近二十年，该组织宣称对周一在索马里南部贾梅卡村附近发生的袭击负责。
The al-Qaida-linked al-Shabab group, which has fought Somalia’s government for nearly two decades, claimed responsibility for Monday’s attack near Jameeca village in southern Somalia.
国防部称，其部队在数小时的战斗中打死约75名武装分子，打伤56人。青年党宣称打死321名士兵，并俘获囚犯和军事装备。伤亡数字以及关于俘获士兵和装备的说法无法独立核实。
The Defense Ministry said its troops killed about 75 militants and wounded 56 during hours of fighting. Al-Shabab claimed it killed 321 soldiers and captured prisoners and military equipment. The casualty figures and claims of captured soldiers and equipment could not be independently verified.
随车队行动的军官阿卜希尔·阿卜迪卡里姆周二晚通过电话告诉美联社记者，袭击后他看到至少20名战友阵亡。他说，部队从莱戈推进到布尔哈卡巴区巴伊州的贾梅卡，与武装分子展开激烈交火。
Abshir Abdikarim, a military officer traveling with the convoy, told The Associated Press by phone late Tuesday that he saw at least 20 of his fellow soldiers dead after the attack. He said troops had advanced from Leego into Jameeca, in Burhakaba district in the Bay region, where they exchanged heavy gunfire with militants.
他说，此前有士兵失踪，周二一些人已到达巴莱多格勒，其他人仍下落不明。
Some soldiers previously reported missing reached Baledogle on Tuesday, he said, while others remained unaccounted for.
国防部将此次冲突描述为对武装分子阵地的进攻。青年党称其战士伏击了一支推进到其控制领土的车队。
The ministry described the confrontation as an assault on militant positions. Al-Shabab said its fighters ambushed a convoy advancing into territory under its control.
国防部称，武装分子使用装载炸药的车辆袭击军用车辆，造成部分车辆受损。国防部未说明受损车辆数量，也未回应关于士兵被俘的说法。
The ministry said militants used explosives-laden vehicles to attack army vehicles, damaging some of them. It did not specify how many were damaged or address the claims that soldiers had been captured.
青年党称缴获了土耳其提供的装甲车、武装皮卡、补给车、武器和弹药。
Al-Shabab said it seized Turkish-supplied armored vehicles, armed pickup trucks, supply trucks, weapons and ammunition.
非盟部队2011年将青年党赶出摩加迪沙，但该组织通过游击战、自杀式爆炸和定点暗杀进行了适应性调整。
African Union troops pushed al-Shabab out of Mogadishu in 2011, but the group adapted through guerrilla warfare, suicide bombings and targeted assassinations.
索马里当局称，在美国支持的军事行动中取得了领土进展，但由于通行受限，这些说法难以独立核实。武装分子仍有能力在索马里中部和南部大片地区活动。
Somali authorities have reported territorial gains during a U.S.-backed military campaign, although access restrictions have made those claims difficult to verify independently. The militants have retained the ability to operate across large areas of central and southern Somalia.
这场战斗发生之际，西南州还存在着另一场控制权争夺。上个月，政府军与效忠前地区总统阿卜迪亚齐兹·哈桑·穆罕默德·拉夫塔加林的民兵在拜多阿附近发生冲突。拉夫塔加林在联邦部队于3月夺取该市后辞职。
The fighting comes amid a separate struggle for control of South West state. Government troops last month clashed near Baidoa with militias loyal to former regional President Abdiaziz Hassan Mohamed Laftagareen, who resigned after federal forces seized the city in March.
国防部表示，政府军将继续打击青年党的据点，并破坏其战斗人员重新集结的努力。
The Defense Ministry said government forces would continue to target al-Shabab positions and disrupt efforts by its fighters to regroup.