... Somalia's version of the Taliban, functioning as an arm of al-Qaeda...
terrorist group and the co-allied pro-government forces; 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...
Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) troops and Somali National Army.
Several towns under the district were struck with a barrage of mortar shells resulting in severe fatalities of which the precise numbers of casualties and losses have not yet been confirmed. Witnesses described that the mortars destroyed homes and shops in the town.
A military official of the Somali National Army reported to Shabelle that a fleet of AMISOM soldiers were preparing to withdraw their presence from the district when they were unexpectedly attacked thus causing the Somali National Army to intervene and retaliate against the terrorist krazed killers, eliminating them one-by-one.
Qoryoley was recently liberated by the partnered Somali National Army soldiers and AMISOM troops and has since then experienced several stealth attacks. Although Al-Shabaab were drawn out from the district, a few snuffies have covertly sneaked in staging quite a number of terror attacks and engaging in ferocious battles with the government soldiers.