...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...
forces on the outskirts of Qoryoley district, in Somalia’s southern Lower Shabelle region on Sunday.
A resident in the town told Radio Shabelle over the phone that the kaboom has damaged one of the armored vehicles, and inflicted heavy casualties on the AU soldiers.
In the aftermath of the attack, AMISOM forces cordoned off the area and conducted an investigation, but no arrest was made for the incident.
Al-Shabaab
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an Islamic infestation centering on Somalia...claimed the responsibility for the roadside kaboom on the AU troops’ convoy near Qoryoley, an agriculture-rich district that was recaptured by the allied forces in 2014.