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Somalia’s al Shabaab attacks base in town it had lost, kills seven

Somalia’s al Shabaab attacks base in town it had lost, kills seven

Islamist al Shabaab militants killed at least seven soldiers at a Somali military base in a town re-captured by the government, the information ministry and militant group said. The attack was eventually repelled, an officer at the base in the central Somali town of Galcad told Reuters. He said the dead included the base's deputy commander, who was part of a U.S.-trained unit stationed there. The attack underscores the formidable threat al Shabaab poses for Somalia's military, even after a government offensive launched last year scored significant success against the al Qaeda-allied militants. Al Shabaab fighters stormed the Galcad base…
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Al Shabaab attack Somali military base, 10 soldiers killed

Al Shabaab attack Somali military base, 10 soldiers killed

ABDI SHEIKH At least 10 soldiers were killed when Somalia's al Shabaab militants assaulted a military base in the central Galgaduud region, a military officer said, days after government forces said they had regained control of the area. The army eventually pushed the militants out of the base in Qayib, a village captured from al Shabaab last week, defence ministry spokesperson Abdullahi Ali Anod told the state news agency SONNA. Major Mohamed Farah, a military officer in the nearby town of Bahdo, said 10 soldiers and 20 al Shabaab fighters were killed. "Our forces are now pursuing the al Shabaab…
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