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27 Soldiers dead, many wounded as Somalia’s al-Shabab carries out attack on military base

Image copyrightAFPImage captionAl-Shabab is an al-Qaeda-linked group fighting to overthrow the UN-backed Somali government Islamist militants have stormed a military base in southern Somalia after detonating a suicide car bomb. The al-Shabab militant group says it killed 27 soldiers in the raid, which began just after early morning prayers. A Somali military officer said reinforcements… Continue reading 27 Soldiers dead, many wounded as Somalia’s al-Shabab carries out attack on military base