Al-Shabaab fighters ambush Somali forces . Meanwhile , Sheikh Abu Musab , the military spokesman of Al-Shabaab claimed on a local radio station that its fighters killed 73 soldiers , mostly Ethiopians , in Saturday 's fighting . A Ethiopian commander says 73 militants are dead . Al-Shabaab says 86 soldiers died . In recent weeks , the militants have lost control of some southern Somali towns .
Al-Shabaab fighters ambush Somali forces . A Ethiopian commander says 73 militants are dead . Al-Shabaab says 86 soldiers died . In recent weeks , the militants have lost control of some southern Somali towns .