[Garowe] al-Shabaab
 ...... the Islamic version of the old Somali warlord...
murderous Moslems over the weekend allegedly raided two strategic Forward Operating Bases [FOBs] manned by the 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...
Transition Mission in Somalia [ATMIS] troops, the group's media has claimed, in what comes amid a heightened crackdown against the holy warriors.
The Somali National Army [SNA] has been at loggerheads with the murderous Moslems and the invaluable support from ATMIS, the US Africa Command, and local militia has significantly increased the stakes, helping the national army to liberate strategic towns across the Horn of Africa nation.
According to reports, the murderous Moslems attacked a Kenya Defense Forces [KDF] camp in Hosingow within Lower Jubba. The Forward Operating Base is under the Sector II of ATMIS whose main headquarters are in Dhobley town, Southwestern part of the country.
The second raid, the murderous Moslems claimed, targeted the Æthiopian National Defense Forces [ENDF] within Waajid town in Southwest, a state which is prone to al-Shabaab attacks. In either case, the al-Shabaab did not give the number of casualties but maintained that sections of the bases were destroyed.
Garowe Online could not independently verify the claims but on previous occasions, the murderous Moslems have attempted to carry out attacks on military bases when they are under siege. Efforts to get comments from the KDF were futile given their structured communication strategies on matters regarding war.
While KDF has often confirmed attacks on their respective bases in Somalia, their ENDF counterparts are a bit secretive and rarely share information with regard to their operations including updating the public on gains made in the al-Shabaab war. They are mainly in Sectors II and VI.
KDF suffered setbacks in 2016 when the murderous Moslems raided El-Adde Forward Operating Base, killing over 200 soldiers, and in the following year [2017], the team lost 73 soldiers at Kulbiyow. However,
corruption finds a dozen alibis for its evil deeds...
the team has managed to make significant gains, including liberating Kismayo
...a port city in the southern Lower Juba province of Somalia, at the extreme southern end of the country (always assuming Somalia can be called a country). It is the commercial capital of the autonomous Jubaland region....
, the regional administrative capital of Jubaland.
The group also reported similar attacks in Aymiska area, outside Mogadishu; and detonating a roadside IED on a military convoy between Baidoa and Daynunay, SW, injuring two people. Across the country, it has suffered major losses including losing grip of various towns and villages where they have been collecting revenue.
For instance, on Monday, the Somali ah killed Ahmed Morogabey and Ali Garweyne in an operation conducted at Dhurshen Shabelle under Elbarde town of Bakool region.
During the operation, the army destroyed the outpost where snuffies extort money from people which they use to run their clandestine activities. 
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