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Al-Shabaab attacks AU base in Somalia
[ShabelleMedia] al-Shabaab ...... Somalia's version of the Taliban...the Pashtun equivalent of men... , functioning as an arm of al-Qaeda... launched an attack against 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... troops’ base in South of Somalia on Wednesday, residents said. The attack sparked a heavy shootout between al-Shabaab and AU forces from Uganda based in Golweyn, a small town in Lower Shabelle region. The two sides exchanged heavy and small weapons in the battle which, according to villagers caused casualties on both sides. It comes as SNA and ATMIS stepped up operation against al-Shabaab in Lower Shabelle region, the most militarised region in Somalia. Posted by: trailing wife 2022-08-05 |
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