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Somali Military Convoy Targeted In IED Blast Near Mogadishu
[RADIOSHABELLE] At least five Somali government soldiers are reported to have been killed and several others maimed in a landmine blast near Mogadishu on Tuesday.According to witnesses, the kaboom which has resulted from a roadside kaboom has destroyed a convoy ferrying Somali troops at Taredishe area, about 13Km west of the capital. Al-Shabaab ...  an Islamic infestation centering on Somalia...has claimed credit for the attack and said it killed the commissioner of Elbur district and his security guards after their vehicle was hit by a remote-controlled IED. Radio Shabelle, however, could not independently verify the claim of al-Shabaab over the death of the DC. The Somali military did not respond to calls for comment. Posted by: Fred 2018-01-24 |
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