Somali President: 200 Kenyan Soldiers Were Probably Killed By Al Shabaab In Military Camp Attack In January

Somalia's President Hassan Sheikh Mohamoud speaks during a news conference after the High Level Partnership Forum in Istanbul, Turkey, February 23, 2016. REUTERS/OSMAN ORSAL

VICE News/Reuters: Al Shabaab May Have Killed 200 Kenyan Soldiers in January Attack

Al Shabaab reportedly killed as many as 200 soldiers in an attack on a Kenyan military camp in Somalia by al Shabaab Islamists last month, according to the latest death toll from the Somali government that would make it the deadliest assault carried out by the militants in their history.

Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud released the figures during a speech on a national television station, although Kenya's government has already rejected the figure.

"When about 200 soldiers who came to help your country are killed in one morning, it is not something trivial," Mohamud told Somali Cable TV, a privately owned station. The interview was posted on YouTube on Thursday.

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