The African Union force says members of the insurgent group, Al-Shabaab, attacked its military base in Somalia on Friday.
For more than 15 years, the terrorist group
has been waging a jihadist insurgency against the central government in the
fragile Horn of Africa nation.
The army base in Bulo Marer, 120 kilometres
(75 miles) South-West of the capital Mogadishu “came under Al-Shabab attack,”
the AU force known as ATMIS said in a statement on Facebook and Twitter.
It said, “ATMIS forces are currently
assessing the security situation.” No casualties has been reported.
Recall,
the army and militias known as “macawisley” have retaken swathes of territory
in the centre of the troubled country in an operation backed by ATMIS and US
airstrikes.
Despite
the gains by the pro-government forces, the militants have continued to strike
with lethal force against civilian and military targets.
In
the deadliest Al-Shabaab attack since the offensive was launched last year, 121
people were killed in October by two car bombings at the education ministry in
the capital Mogadishu.
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