...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...
Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS) killed seven al-Shabaab
...... Somalia's version of the Taliban...Arabic for
students...
, functioning as an arm of al-Qaeda...
snuffies in a foiled attack on Monday in the southern part of the country.
The SNA commanders who led the operation told Radio Mogadishu that the gunnies had attempted to launch an attack on an army base in Dinsoor, a town in the southern region of Bay.
"Somali National Army and ATMIS forces in Dinsoor town of Bay region on Monday repulsed an attack on Army base by al-Shabaab and killed seven terrorists," the state-owned radio reported.
The gunnies often carry out attacks against government and AU bases in southern and central Somalia despite heavy security and army presence in those areas.
The latest onslaught against the terror group comes as government forces have intensified operations against al-Shabaab snuffies across the country during the electioneering period, but the gunnies are still hiding in the rural areas of those regions, conducting ambushes and planting land mines.