Published on: 04/05/2022 – 01:07 An attack on Tuesday targeted a military base of the African Union peacekeeping force near the village of Ceel Baraf in Somalia, causing casualties. Al-Qaeda-linked Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the attack. Heavily armed Shebab attacked a military base of the African Union (AU) peacekeeping force in Somalia on Tuesday, May 3 before dawn, report a local military commander and several witnesses. The base is home to Burundian soldiers from the African Transition Mission in Somalia (Atmis) near the village of Ceel Baraf, 160 km northeast of Mogadishu. “There was heavy fighting and casualties on both sides but we We don’t have more details so far,” local military commander Mohamed Ali told AFP by phone. “They launched the attack with the explosion of a car before a heavy exchange of fire.” A Burundian military official, for his part, told AFP that around 30 soldiers were killed and 22 others wounded, and a dozen others are missing. No confirmation of this assessment was immediately available from Somali or AU officials. “There were loud explosions and exchanges of automatic weapons. The Burundian soldiers left the base to enter the village of Ceel Baraf before helicopters came to provide air support,” said local resident Weliyow Maalim. Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the attackThe Somali government said it “condemns in the strongest terms the heinous attack targeting the Atmis” and called on the international community to do more to support the Somali forces and the Atmis” in order to effectively combat terrorism.” AU Commission Chairperson Moussa Faki Mahamat said on Twitter that he had spoken to Burundi President Evariste Ndayishimiye to pay his respects for the ” sacrifice” of the peacekeepers who lost their lives. Al-Qaeda-linked Al-Shabaab, which has been waging an insurgency against the Somali state for more than a decade, claimed responsibility for the attack in a statement. They claimed to have taken over the base and killed 173 AU soldiers. They also released a video showing bodies appearing to be those of soldiers, according to the American NGO SITE Intelligence. The report given and the video could not be verified independently. African peacekeeping force in Somalia (Amisom) with a mandate extended at the end of March by the United Nations Security Council until the end of 2024 to stabilize the country in the face of the Islamist insurgency Shebab.Amisom ousted the Shebab of the main cities of the country, including the capital Mogadishu in 2011, allowing the installation of a government and federal institutions as well as the holding of two cycles of elections (2012, 2017) and the organization of a third which should be completed in the coming weeks. But in recent months, Al-Shabaab has intensified its attacks in the country, notably claiming responsibility for two spectacular attacks on March 24. Tuesday’s attack comes less than a week after the designation ation in parliament of the Speakers of both Houses, a key step paving the way for the election of the President of Somalia. International partners have expressed their concerns about the delays in the electoral process, which they believe distract the government from the fight against Shebab or the risk of famine in the country. With AFP
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