...... an Islamic infestation centering on Somalia attempting to metastasize into Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, and similar places, all of which have enough problems without them...attacked a military base in the central Galgaduud region on Friday, the group and a local government minister said, prompting
The early morning attack in the village of Qayib, which included suicide boom-mobiles, comes as government forces have made a number of battlefield gains against al-Shabaab in the last three months, regaining territory with the help of clan militias.
The al Qaeda-linked group, which controls swathes of Somalia, had lost the village of Qayib to the government forces a few weeks ago.
"We had information that al-Shabaab was attacking us, so last night we were all vigilant waiting for them. We hit their cars that had been loaded with bombs with rocket propelled grenades, foiling them before they entered the base," Ismail Abdulle, one of the clan fighters who are known locally as "macawisley", or "men with sarongs", told Rooters from Qayib.
The information minister in Galgaduud, Ahmed Shire Falagle, said government forces had foiled the attack and was in control of Qayib.
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by candlelight every wench is handsome...
Al-Shabaab’s military operations front man, Abdiasis Abu Musab, disputed that account. He said the fighters had taken Qayib, killed soldiers and stolen military vehicles. He also acknowledged al-Shabaab’s own forces had suffered casualties in the attack.
Both sides often give conflicting accounts of battles. Somalia’s local information minister said he would provide an update on casualties later.
Somali state television
... and if you can't believe state television who can you believe?
, citing a ministry of information statement, also reported on Friday that 15 al-Shabaab fighters had been killed in an air raid at Bulo Madino in the Lower Shabelle region.
Somalia’s government said on Wednesday that 49 al-Shabaab fighters had been killed in an operation in Lower Shabelle.
The group has killed tens of thousands since 2006 in its fight to overthrow Somalia’s Western-backed central government and implement its strict interpretation of Islamic law.