Al-Shabaab poses with seized military vehicles in Somalia

Deeq A. · August 24, 2018

MOGADISHU (Caasimada Online)– The al Qaeda linked Al Shabaab in Somalia has detailed a deadly raid on a country’s army camp in southwest of Mogadishu.

The attack took place last year, after Al Shabaab fighters overran army base in Barire town, some 50 km southwest of Mogadishu, leaving 30 soldiers dead.

The group detailed the attack in a video and displayed weapons and military vehicles believed to be recovered from country’s army forces.

The video, which was released, included dramatic footage of massive suicide bombing, and Al-Shabaab fighters entering into the base.

In a statement aired by Radio Andalus, al-Shabab’s mouthpiece in Somalia, the group claimed to have overrun the base and killed 30 government soldiers.

The group also said its fighters seized battlewagons — pickup trucks with weapons mounted on the back.

Al-Qaida-linked al-Shabab is attempting to overthrow the government and install a strict form of Islamic law throughout Somalia.

Al-Shabab has been waging an insurgency in Somalia for more than 10 years.

A 22,000-strong African Union force is in the country to help the government in fighting against the al-Qaeda-linked militants.

The group has been driven out of many urban areas since 2011, however it still controls territory in rural areas and carries out gun attacks and bombings on military and civilian targets.