...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) and Somali troops attacked several locations used as hideouts by al-Shabaab
...... the Islamic version of the old Somali warlord...Death Eater groups in the southern region, an official said.
The AU mission said the joint forces conducted a dawn attack on Mishaani and Doonka daafeedow enemy locations near its military base in Beledamin where several al-Shabaab snuffies were killed.
"These precise offensive operations in our area of responsibility, which we jointly conducted with the Somalia Security Forces, are part of a series of ongoing combat operations aimed at further degrading al-Shabaab capabilities," William Nabasa, commander of Ugandan troops serving under AMISOM said in a statement issued on Friday evening.
Nabasa said al-Shabaab had been using hideouts in Mishaani, Camp, and Doonka daafeedow locations to attack AMISOM bases as well as to terrorize civilians in the Lower Shabelle region.
The AU mission said the allied troops also hit al-Shabaab hideout in Adimole on Feb. 12 in another on-the-spot operation.
Nabasa said the troops have identified, successfully detonated, and recovered a number of improvised bombs (IEDs) planted by the bully boyz on local roads and along main supply routes, targeting the troops and civilian vehicles.
He said the joint operations are planned to flush out enemy pockets, securing main supply routes linking towns, cities, and key population centers within AMISOM's area of responsibility, and consolidating overall security.