Heavily armed terrorists militants with Al shabaab attacked on Sunday afternoon an army base belonging to Puntland state forces near the coastal town of Bosaso, Bari regional capital, witnesses said. The terrorists militants began their attack with mortar shelling rained down on the military base in Af-Urun area located in the north of Bosaso, the commercial and economic hub of Puntland.
According to Sheikh Abdulaziz Abu Musab, Al shabaab’s military operations spokesman Al shabaab terrorists fighters inflicted heavy losses on Puntland soldiers in the attacked base. He said the attack was carried out their terrorists fighters from their base in the Galgala mountains located near Bosaso town.
Meanwhile, Puntland officials were not immediately reachable for comment on the attack. It was unknown the exact figures of the casualties. |