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| Africa Horn |
| Shaboobs, gummint troops clash in Mogadishu |
| 2014-05-16 |
| Several Al-Shabaab terrorist insurgents attacked government military bases on the outskirts of Mogadishu last night, which resulted in a full-scale battle to erupt between the Al-Qaeda affiliated terrorist group Al-Shabaab and troops of the Somali Federal Government. A minimum of 4 of the government troops were killed and a further 5 or 6 left wounded with severe injuries after a several of the terrorist fighters assailed the military base at Arbacow territory in Eelasha Biyaha, on the periphery of Mogadishu. Witnesses described the fight as intense and said gunshots were continuously been fired from an AK-47 weapon. They added that at least 2 mortar shells were thrown at the base before the fighting began. Somali Federal Government spokesperson or officials are yet to comment on the latest skirmish involving government troops and the terrorists. The Al-Shabaab Islamist militants have also not publicized the number of losses they sustained. |
| Posted by:Steve White |
| #2 We're talking Africa. |
| Posted by: Pappy 2014-05-16 16:04 |
| #1 Witnesses described the fight as intense and said gunshots were continuously been fired from an AK-47 weapon. No 3-shot bursts there. |
| Posted by: Squinty 2014-05-16 15:14 |