DOLOW, Somalia (SMN) – The Al-Qaeda-linked Al-Shabaab militants carried out a yet another daring attack in Somalia amidst preparation for final anti-Al-Shabaab push.
The Friday morning assault occurred in the vicinity of Dolow near Somalia’s porous border with Kenya, where Al-Shabaab targeted a key SNA base, according to the residents.
“We woke up to the sound of explosions and sustained gunfire at Somali military base in Geedweyne area after Al-Shabaab attack,” said a local resident who spoke to Shabelle radio by phone.
The anonymous villager added that Somali troops engage in a fierce gunfight with the attackers and managed to overpower and push them back.
Both sides suffered heavy losses but number remains unverified. It’s an attack that AlShabab aimed to send a message to Somali government and Kenya, per a security expert.
Kenya beefed up security of its border with Somalia following series of Al-Shabaab attacks in areas near Garissa, Mandera and Lamu, in which over 25 police officers were killed in June.
Ruto administration plans to set up military bases along with Somalia border as KDF who are part of ATMIS begins withdrawal from the Horn of Africa nation.
