MOGADISHU: Islamist insurgents battled for hours on Sunday with African Union troops after exploding a automobile bomb outdoor their base, Somali police, military and the militants stated.
Al Shabaab militants attacked the African Union (AU) peacekeepers' base within the the town Bulamarer, 130 kilometres southwest of the capital Mogadishu, around nine a.m. local time, residents from the realm told Reuters.
Since retreating from Mogadishu in 2011, the al Qaida-linked group has lost regulate of most of Somalia's cities and towns. But it still retains a powerful presence in areas outdoor the capital.
The militants first of all detonated two suicide automobile bombs that hit one AU automobile and one Somali military automobile, Somali military primary Farah Osman, who is stationed near the AMISOM (African Union Mission in Somalia) base, stated.
"Then a large number of al Shabaab fighters began firing from under the trees ... it was a hellish battle," he stated, adding there used to be an unknown choice of casualties.
Militants on foot then attacked nearby villages, stated Ali Nur, deputy governor of the Lower Shabelle area the place the base is situated. "They were repulsed, but all these attacks were to stop reinforcement."
The telephone of the spokesman for the AMISOM pressure based in Mogadishu used to be switched off on Sunday and Reuters used to be unable to reach some other officials from the pressure for remark.
Abdiasis Abu Musab, a spokesman for al Shabaab stated 14 of the crowd's warring parties and 59 AMISOM troops had been killed within the incident.
Nur, the federal government respectable, stated no squaddies from the Somali military had been killed and used to be now not certain if any AMISOM troops had been killed.
A police primary stationed in a close-by the town additionally stated two automobile bombs exploded outdoor the base earlier than the al Shabaab warring parties entered it.
Major Nur Ali told Reuters that Somali and AMISOM forces had attacked al Shabaab in rural areas near the base on Saturday evening. "Then al Shabaab attacked this morning as a revenge," he stated.
Somalia has been mired in civil battle since 1991.
Al Shabaab militants attacked the African Union (AU) peacekeepers' base within the the town Bulamarer, 130 kilometres southwest of the capital Mogadishu, around nine a.m. local time, residents from the realm told Reuters.
Since retreating from Mogadishu in 2011, the al Qaida-linked group has lost regulate of most of Somalia's cities and towns. But it still retains a powerful presence in areas outdoor the capital.
The militants first of all detonated two suicide automobile bombs that hit one AU automobile and one Somali military automobile, Somali military primary Farah Osman, who is stationed near the AMISOM (African Union Mission in Somalia) base, stated.
"Then a large number of al Shabaab fighters began firing from under the trees ... it was a hellish battle," he stated, adding there used to be an unknown choice of casualties.
Militants on foot then attacked nearby villages, stated Ali Nur, deputy governor of the Lower Shabelle area the place the base is situated. "They were repulsed, but all these attacks were to stop reinforcement."
The telephone of the spokesman for the AMISOM pressure based in Mogadishu used to be switched off on Sunday and Reuters used to be unable to reach some other officials from the pressure for remark.
Abdiasis Abu Musab, a spokesman for al Shabaab stated 14 of the crowd's warring parties and 59 AMISOM troops had been killed within the incident.
Nur, the federal government respectable, stated no squaddies from the Somali military had been killed and used to be now not certain if any AMISOM troops had been killed.
A police primary stationed in a close-by the town additionally stated two automobile bombs exploded outdoor the base earlier than the al Shabaab warring parties entered it.
Major Nur Ali told Reuters that Somali and AMISOM forces had attacked al Shabaab in rural areas near the base on Saturday evening. "Then al Shabaab attacked this morning as a revenge," he stated.
Somalia has been mired in civil battle since 1991.
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