Al-Shabab step up attacks as AU prepares to reduce troops

By NP admin | Thursday, June 22, 2023
Al-Shabab step up attacks as AU prepares to reduce troops

Somalia's al-Shabab militant group says it has carried out two suicide attacks on military facilities.

Some reports say several people were killed in the explosions outside a military base in the south-western town of Bardere where Somali and Ethiopian soldiers are stationed.

The attack comes just hours after the African Union said it would reduce the number of troops it deploys in Somalia.

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Source: BBC 

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