Twin attack targets US military base & Italian convoy in Somalia
Twin attack targets US military base & Italian convoy in Somalia
A US base and an Italian military convoy have come under attack in Somalia where foreign troops are stationed to support the government. In both cases the Al-Qaeda-linked Islamist group Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility.
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The Baledogle US special forces base, located some 100 kilometers from the country’s capital, Mogadishu, and used to train local commandos, was attacked on Monday. The militants used two car bombs to breach the facility’s perimeter and then proceeded to attack it with small arms.
While Al-Shabaab itself claimed it managed to penetrate ...