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Somalia's Al-Shabaab attack kills at least 5 troops

SNA Command confirms al-Shabaab attack at army base in Lower Shabelle

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14:05 - 22/09/2019 Pazar
Update: 15:27 - 22/09/2019 Pazar
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Policemen security forces secure the scene where al-Shabaab militia stormed a government building in Mogadishu, Somalia March 23, 2019. REUTERS/Feisal Omar
Policemen security forces secure the scene where al-Shabaab militia stormed a government building in Mogadishu, Somalia March 23, 2019. REUTERS/Feisal Omar

The Somali National Army (SNA) on Sunday morning repulsed an al-Shabaab attack in El-Salini area in Lower Shabelle region, killing 13 militants.

Speaking to the media, Somali military official Mohamed Abdi denied claims by the al-Qaeda-affiliated al-Shabaab militant group which said they had killed 23 soldiers during their dawn attack.

“We lost only five soldiers, “Abdi told the media.

Al-Shabaab spokesman Abdi Aziz Abu Musab said through their propaganda Radio Andalus that they had killed 23 soldiers during the dawn attack.

Earlier, Adow Moalim Mohamed, Somali National Army captain, told Anadolu Agency over the phone that al-Shabaab attacked the army base in El-Saliini, killing 8 soldiers and wounding several others.


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