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| AU vehicle hit by explosion in Marka lies 109 km from Mogadishu |
| 2015-05-17 |
| [Shabelle] Marka, Somalia-African Union in Somalia convoy was targeted huge roadside kaboom in Marka town lies approximately 109 km (68 miles) to southwest of Mogadishu. A resident told Shabelle Media in Mogadishu that an AMISOM armored personnel carrier travelling through Marka town was hit by an kaboom, adding that the AU vehicle was damaged. Meanwhile, ...back at the saw mill, Scarface Al had tied Little Nell to the log and was about to turn on the buzz saw... Mohammed Osman, Somalia's Marka District Commissioner confirmed to Shabelle Media Network that the roadside kaboom hit AU convoy, declining to comment on the casualties. He added that Somalia forces launched an operation to strength the overall security of Marka town, detaining dozens on suspicion of insecurity cases that have been reported in the coastal town of Marka. Marka a port town of south of Somalia's lower Shabelle region is under control of Somalia National Army, along with 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... forces. |
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