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Africa Horn

10 Dead, Scores Wounded In Al-Shabab Attacks In Somalia

2019-09-16

[RADIOSHABELLE] Somali forces killed at least 10 al-Shabaab

...... the Islamic version of the old Somali warlord...
holy warriors and injured several others maimed in the Lower Shabelle region after the group attacked four districts in the region, local media said on Sunday.

Ali Waal ‐ a police brass hat in the town of Qoryooley, one the district attacked by al-Shabaab ‐ told media that the government forces killed at least 10 fighters after an attack on a military base in the town.

"Al-Shabaab fighters had attacked our base in Qoryooley but we managed to overcome them and killed 10 of them," Ali Waal said.

Some of our soldiers were maimed during the attack, he added.

According to the reports, the group also attacked three other districts in the region but the casualties remained unknown.

"Heavy combat erupts in Lower Shabelle region after al-Shabaab attacked SNA [Somali National Army] bases in Qoryooley, Awdhegle, as well as in Barrire town area," a resident said.

Meanwhile,
...back at the comedy club, Boogie ducked another tomato...
Somali-based group al-Shabaab claimed that it had killed 14 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...
peacekeeping mission forces from Burundi and maimed 8 others.

African Union Mission in Somalia known as (AMISOM) has not yet commented on the incident that took place in the Middle Shabelle region.

Posted by:Fred

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