Somalia’s al Shabaab storms army base, killing 27 soldiers


FE Team | Published: July 23, 2018 11:22:14 | Updated: July 24, 2018 19:45:41


Reuters photo used for representational purpose

Somalia’s al Shabaab group said on Monday its fighters had attacked a military base in the south of the country, killing 27 soldiers.

“We first attacked the base with a suicide car bomb and then stormed. We killed 27 soldiers and took the base. Some soldiers fled into the jungles,” Abdiasis Abu Musab, al Shabaab’s military operation spokesman said.

The base is some 50 km (31 miles) away from the port city of Kismayu. There was no immediate comment from government official on the attack.

Al Shabaab fights to topple Somalia’s central government and impose its rule based on its own strict interpretation of Islam’s Sharia law, says a Reuters report.

Al Shabaab attacked the same base in June, wounding seven soldiers.

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