Islamic insurgents killed six Somali soldiers and a child after the group attacked and overran two military bases north of Mogadishu but withdrew three hours later. An agent working for the Puntland Intelligence Service in Somalia's northeastern region was shot and killed by unidentified gunmen, the third such killing in the area within two days. The Somali police commander in the central region of Hiran resigned from the post on Tuesday.
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