{"id":14394,"date":"2022-05-05T18:05:00","date_gmt":"2022-05-05T18:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/axumawian.com\/?p=14394"},"modified":"2022-05-07T06:07:52","modified_gmt":"2022-05-07T06:07:52","slug":"al-shabaab-attack-ethiopian-troops-in-somalia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/axumawian.com\/?p=14394","title":{"rendered":"Al-Shabaab attack Ethiopian troops in Somalia"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Attack comes day after group targeted African Union peacekeepers base in country<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Source: <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aa.com.tr\/en\/middle-east\/al-shabaab-terrorists-attack-ethiopian-troops-in-somalia\/2580281\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Anadolu Agency<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Casualties are feared as two roadside blasts targeted an Ethiopian military convoy in Somalia&#8217;s southwestern Gedo region on Thursday, a security official said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The attack took place between the towns of Luq and Shatalow, the official said, adding that investigation has been initiated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Witnesses told Anadolu Agency the attacks were followed by heavy firefight between Ethiopian forces and al-Shabaab, who claimed responsibility for the attack.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The bombing comes a day after the group attacked African Union peacekeepers at a camp near the village of El Baraf in central Somalia, killing over 2 dozen Burundian soldiers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The AU has been fighting al-Shabaab since it arrived in Somalia in 2007.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The al-Qaeda affiliated group has also launched deadly attacks in Somalia and the wider region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Somalia is preparing to hold a long-delayed presidential election this month, well over a year behind schedule due to deadly violence and a power struggle between President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed and Prime Minister Mohamed Hussein Roble.\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">State legislatures and clan delegates pick lawmakers for the parliament, who in turn choose the president.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Attack comes day after group targeted African Union peacekeepers base in country Source: Anadolu Agency Casualties are 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