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| Al Shabab displays slain AMISOM soldiers in Janaale attack |
| 2015-09-08 |
| The dead bodies of Ugandan soldiers under African Union mission for Somalia (AMISOM) have been displayed by militants of Al Shabaab on Monday. The militants also paraded heavy weapons, ammunitions and battle-wagons that were seized from Ugandan soldiers during the attack on their military base in Somalia. The attack happened in 1st September after heavily armed Al Shabaab gunmen have launched an attack on AMISOM military camp in the town of Janaale. The raid reported to have killed at least 50 African Union peacekeeping troops from Ugandan contingent, according sources who spoke to Shabelle Media in Mogadishu. The attack was claimed by Al Shabaab insurgents, saying it killed over 80 AMISOM soldiers in revenge for massacred civilians by Ugandan soldiers in the coastal town of Marka town. The Uganda government has denied that 50 of its soldiers under AU mission for Somalia have been killed in the attack but said only 11 soldiers were killed by Al Shabab in the raid on their military camp. |
| Posted by:Steve White |