Four soldiers of the newly Ethiopia Somali government forces have been killed and another soldier from the lower Shebelle administration has been wounded after internal government confrontation.

The fighting which occurred between km 6o and Shalambood drove the newly trained forces out of the area and some of them also captured.

The reason behind the clashes is not clear despite internal wrangling the region's administration.

Senior regional officials in the area refused to comment on the latest confrontation adding that there are no newly trained government soldiers pirating the area.