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AMISOM: repulsed attack on the SNA camp
At least one soldier was killed and two others were wounded when armed fighters from Al shabaab launched an ambush attack on Somali military convoy near El Baraf village in middle Shabelle region. The army convoy came under fire while travelling from El Baraf and heading to Biyo Adde area, where Somali National Army (SNA) soldiers were going to collect their monthly salaries.On Twitter post, AMISOM has denied reports that Al shabaab seized the area, saying the attackers were successfully repulsed by SNA and Au troops & fled the town. “AMISOM seeks to clarify that Somali National Army forces and our troops are still present and in total control of El Baraf area in Middle Shabelle region,” read the Twitter feed. Al shabaab said its fighters took control of El Baraf area following an attack, a claim that AMISOM denied. Somali and AU troops are struggling to remove Al shabaab from the whole region. Posted by: Steve White 2016-03-28 |
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