Monday, September 30, 2019

Meanwhile, in Somalia

A US military base used to launch drones and a European military convoy have been hit in separate attacks in Somalia.

A Reuters journalist saw a seriously damaged armoured vehicle bearing a small Italian flag sticker in the capital, Mogadishu, on Monday. It was unclear if there were any casualties.

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Also on Monday, a base operated by US special forces in the town of Baledogle was hit by a bomb attack followed by small arms fire, a security source told Reuters.

The insurgent group al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the attack.

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The base is in the Lower Shabelle region, about 60 miles (100km) west of Mogadishu. It is a launching site for US drone operations against al-Shaabab, an al-Qaida-linked group that controls large parts of Somalia, as well as Islamic State in Somalia.

  The Guardian
Do you think anyone has told His Lardship yet?

...but hey, do what you want...you will anyway.

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