African Union Base in Somalia Overrun By Al Shaabab Militants. Dozens Of Kenyan Soldiers Killed

NYT: Shabab Say They Overran African Union Base in Somalia, Killing Dozens

MOGADISHU, Somalia — The Shabab militant group said on Friday that it had overrun an African Union base in a village in southern Somalia and killed dozens of peacekeepers.

Residents described what appeared to be a suicide car bombing, followed by a ferocious firefight that lasted at least five hours. The African Union confirmed an attack on its troops. But central details, including the identity of those killed, were not immediately clear.

Sheikh Abdulaziz Abu Muscab, a spokesman for the Shabab, which is affiliated with Al Qaeda, said the group had killed 63 Kenyan soldiers at the African Union base near the village of El-Adde and had seized ammunition and military vehicles.

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