MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) – Al-Qaeda-linked Al-Shabaab militants on Friday attacked base housing Ugandan African Union peacekeepers in south Somalia forward of deliberate offensive by troops from neighboring international locations of Ethiopia, Djibouti and Kenya.
The militants used automobiles loaded with explosives to blast their manner into the closely fortified base within the city of Bulomareer, some 120km south of the capital Mogadishu.
In an announcement, Al-Shabaab rebels stated they’d killed 139 Ugandan peacekeepers, destroyed army automobiles and seized weapons. Photos launched by the group confirmed Ugandan troopers captured as prisoners of struggle and tanks destroyed within the daybreak raid.
African Union mission in Somalia, in an announcement, stated the scenario returned to regular and warplanes belonging to the “worldwide companions” had helped destroy army automobiles utilized by the attackers, however didn’t give particulars concerning the casualties.
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