Somalia’s al-Shabaab group attacked an AU mission troop camp in the Shabelle region in the centre of the country, a local elder and the group said on Tuesday, and another resident said three civilians died in the crossfire.
Somali men near their destroyed homes following an overnight attack in Mogadishu on February 16, 2022. Al Shabaab frequently carries out bombings and gun attacks in Mogadishu and elsewhere as part of its war against the country’s central government. File photo.Somalia’s Al-Shabaab group attacked an African Union mission troop camp in the Shabelle region in the centre of the country, a local elder and the group said on Tuesday, and another resident said three civilians died in the crossfire.
“We were awoken by huge blasts early in the morning. The blasts were at the AU mission base. Heavy exchange of gunfire followed,” local elder Mohamed Nur told Reuters by phone from El Baraf, about 130km north of the capital Mogadishu. “The Mujahideen launched a predawn raid on an AU mission military base in El Baraf,” Al-Shabaab said. “After a fierce firefight, the Mujahideen managed to overrun the base and are in complete control of the entire base.”
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