The BBC in Northern Kenya reports that dozens of Somali people have crossed over into Kenya following heavy fighting overnight in the Somali town of Buula Haawo.
There are also reports of dead bodies lying on the streets of the Mandera border town, in North Eastern Kenya.
Al-Shabab militants are said to have recaptured the Somali town of Buula Haawo, near the Kenyan border which was seized by Somali government forces,early this Friday morning.
Al-Shabab's Spokesman Shaykh Ali Mahmud Rage aka Ali Dheere said "they inflicted severe losses" to the government forces during the fighting.
The BBC correspondent in North Eastern Kenya is following. More to come.
New heavy fighting
Fighting between Somalia's islamist insurgents and a pro-government militia in a southern region bordering Kenya and Ethiopia is said to have left 16 dead overnight; officials and elders in the region have commented this Friday.
The clashes erupted late Thursday. Fighters from the Al Shabab rebel group have clashed against a pro-government clan militia led by a local warlord, recently trained by Ethiopian forces.
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