Attack on military base foiled, 20 al-Shabaab terrorists killed: Somali army
NAIROBI, Kenya (AA) – Somalia’s military said it repulsed an al-Shabaab attack on a military base on Wednesday morning, killing at least 20 terrorists and injuring dozens more.
The group tried to storm a base in Yasooman, an area in the central Hiran region, around dawn, the military said in a statement.
The attack was foiled with the help of locals who provided vital information to Somali forces, it added.
The army said at least three Somali soldiers were killed in the fighting.
Somalia has been grappling with increasing insecurity for years, with al-Shabaab being one of the main threats in the Horn of Africa country.
Since 2007, the group has waged a deadly campaign against the Somali government and international forces.
The UN has also warned of growing instability in the country, with its reports on Somalia this year detailing attacks by al-Shabaab and pro-ISIS groups.
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