MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) – A minimum of three army officers with the armed forces of the United Arab Emirates and an officer from Bahrain have been amongst troopers killed in Al-Shabaab-claimed assault at a military base in Somalia’s capital Mogadishu on Saturday, UAE Ministry of Protection mentioned.
The officers have been “fulfilling their mission to coach and qualify the Somali Armed Forces as a part of a bilateral settlement between the United Arab Emirates and the Republic of Somalia”, it added in a press release.
Al-Qaeda-aligned insurgency group Al-Shabaab claimed accountability for the assault, which had taken place at Common Gordon Navy Academy in Mogadishu. The assault was carried out by a soldier who had lately accomplished coaching, who opened fireplace at a gathering of Emirati and different overseas army officers, in accordance with native media.
A minimum of 17 officers, together with the highest-ranking Emirati army official in Somalia and others in control of coaching, intelligence and logistics have been amongst these killed, Al-Shabaab mentioned in a press release. The group added that different “white and black mercenaries” have been among the many useless.
There was no impartial affirmation of the declare by the rebel group. However former deputy mayor of Mogadishu Ali Yare, mentioned in a Fb publish that the highest-ranking Emirati army official in Somalia was killed together with at the very least 10 different officers within the assault.
Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, whose authorities receives army and monetary assist from the UAE, condemned the assault and despatched condolences to the victims, their households and Abu Dhabi’s authorities.
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