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AU Peacekeepers Targeted In Landmine Blast In Beledweyne
[RADIOSHABELLE] A landmine kaboom struck a military convoy carrying African Union...a union consisting of 53 African states, most run by dictators of one flavor or another. The only all-African state not in the AU is Morocco. Established in 2002, the AU is the successor to the Organisation of African Unity (OAU), which was even less successful... peacekeepers in Beledweyne city, the regional capital of Hiran province on Monday morning. A witness told Radio Shabelle that an improvised bomb [IED] destroyed Djiboutian soldiers serving with the AU Mission to Somalia [AMISOM] at the east of the town. The kaboom has inflicted casualties on the AU forces after one of their vehicles has been damaged by the IED, but, the exact number of the casualty figures was not confirmed. Al-Shabaab ...  the Islamic version of the old Somali warlord...has grabbed credit for the attack, saying it destroyed a military vehicle and killed Djiboutian peacekeepers. AMISOM is yet to comment on the incident. Posted by: Fred 2018-01-30 |
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