High death toll feared as al Shabaab attacks African peacekeepers in Somalia


  • World
  • Friday, 26 May 2023

MOGADISHU (Reuters) - Al Shabaab fighters attacked a military base housing Ugandan forces of the African Union peacekeeping mission in Somalia on Friday, with a Somali captain saying both sides suffered heavy casualties.

The militants attacked the base belonging to the African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS) in Bulamarer, 130 km (80 miles) southwest of the capital Mogadishu.

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