Al Shabaab Excutes Deadly Attack On UPDF In Somalia

Описание: Al Shabaab made a deadly attack on the
(ATMIS) base belonging to the Ugandan people's defense forces in Somalia.

According to multiple reports, the attack was on a military base manned by UPDF in Bulo Marer town, which is 110km away from the capital, Mogadishu..


The militants had also targeted a neighboring base belonging to the Somali military, a Somali captain by the name Abdullahi told informed the media from the Lower Shabelle region.

The locals say a fierce battle went on for hours. And both groups including al Shabaab suffered heavy casualties," he said.

Residents of the town said they awoke to the sound of huge explosions and heavy weapons.
"Now we see al Shabaab in the town.
We cannot know how many died. We are not hearing any shots from ATMIS and government now." local resident Rukia Farah said earlier on Friday.

Whereas the reports indicated that the base was overrun by the jihadists, ATMIS is yet to issue a statement about the said incident.