Somali militants attack army base, killing at least 10 soldiers

MOGADISHU (Reuters) - Al Shabaab Islamist militants rammed a car packed with explosives into a Somali army base southwest of the capital on Monday and stormed inside, killing at least 10 soldiers, the group and a military officer said.

The assault on a base 50 km (30 miles) outside Mogadishu was part of the group's campaign to try to topple the Western-backed government and impose its own strict interpretation of Islam.