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Suicide car bomb targets AU forces' convoy in Somalia
 [Garowe] A suspected car jacket wallah targeted an 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... Mission Forces [AMISOM] convoy in Mogadishu, witnesses said, leaving at least two innocent civilians dead and scores injured. Reports indicate that the suicide bomber detonated an kaboom at the busy Banadir junction in Mogadishu where the military convoy of AU forces was passing by at the time of the unfortunate incident. Preliminary reports indicate that two civilians went titzup while scores of others were maimed. The injured person has been rushed to nearby hospitals for emergency treatment, multiple reports indicate. The convoy, sources said, had just left Villa Baidoa in the outskirts of the capital Mogadishu. There is a Somali National Army [SNA] Base within the vicinity of the area where the earth-shattering kaboom took place. AMISOM troops based in Mogadishu work closely with the SNA soldiers in the fight against al-Shabaab  ...... the personification of Somali state failure.... At times, the Somali troops get sophisticated training from the AU forces, which have been keeping peace in Somalia for over a decade. At the time Garowe Online was going on air, no group has taken responsibility for the latest attack. However, man does not live by words alone, despite the fact that sometimes he has to eat them... al-Shabaab The AU forces have been assisting Somali National Army in the fight against al-Shabaab and have often been targeted by the hard boys. The The explosion comes at the time the AU peace committee is meeting the Somali government over the future of AMISOM in the country. Somalia said it's ready to negotiate with AU over the proposal to have a joint mission with United Nations ...an organization which on balance has done more bad than good, with the good not done well and the bad done thoroughly... in Somalia. Related: Mogadishu: 2021-11-10 Al-Shabaab militants arrested in southern Somalia Mogadishu: 2021-11-07 Somalia: US places $6 million bounty on top Al-Shabaab leaders Mogadishu: 2021-11-03 Top US military commander concludes trip to East Africa Related: AMISOM: 2021-11-03 Al-Shabaab makes advances in central Somalia after troops pull out AMISOM: 2021-11-02 Good Morning AMISOM: 2021-11-02 AMISOM troops trained on using drones for combat effectiveness Posted by: trailing wife 2021-11-13 |
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