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Somali Army Thwart Al-Shabaab Attack on Military Base in Jubbaland State

Storyline:Security, War on Al-Shabaab

GOOBJOOG NEWS | KISIMAYO: The Somali National Army Monday morning thwarted an attempted attack by the Al-Shabaab militants at a military base in Lower Jubba region.

According to an official government statement the militants launched the attack with explosives followed by gunfire but were repulsed by the national forces backed by the Jubbaland Dervishes and local clan militia in the Harboole area near Afmadow district.

“This morning, the heroes of the National Army foiled a cowardly attack that the Al-shabaab tried to carry out in the Harboole area of Afmadow District in Lower Jubba,” a government statement said.

The statement adds that the militants suffered heavy losses, and the national forces are still chasing the militants who fled into the forest