AU Forces Camp Hit By Al Shabaab — Local Media

Written By John Mutiso  📝

The attack took place early Tuesday at the AU camp in the Shabelle region of central Somalia, according to a local elder. 

“The explosions took place at an African Union mission base. “After that, there was a heavy exchange of gunfire,” local elder Mohamed Nur told Reuters by phone from El Baraf. 

Al-Shabaab later issued a statement claiming that militants had successfully overrun the base and taken complete control, a claim that has not been verified. 

Officials in Shabelle and the African Union mission, on the other hand, were unavailable to comment on the attack right away. 

Al-Shabaab has been attempting to destabilize Somalia’s central government and establish its own rule for years.

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