{"id":30188,"date":"2022-05-04T07:55:22","date_gmt":"2022-05-04T04:55:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ugmirror.com\/?p=30188"},"modified":"2022-05-04T07:55:23","modified_gmt":"2022-05-04T04:55:23","slug":"al-shabab-says-it-killed-170-au-soldiers-in-attack","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ugmirror.com\/index.php\/2022\/05\/04\/al-shabab-says-it-killed-170-au-soldiers-in-attack\/","title":{"rendered":"Al-Shabab Says It Killed 170 AU Soldiers In attack"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Somali Islamist militant group al-Shabab has said in a statement it had killed more than 170 Burundian soldiers who were in Somalia as part of an African Union (AU) force.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It has also said that it has taken complete control of the AU base where they were stationed, which is more than 100km (62 miles) north-east of the capital, Mogadishu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The claims have not been independently confirmed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/live\/world-africa-61169477?ns_mchannel=social&amp;ns_source=twitter&amp;ns_campaign=bbc_live&amp;ns_linkname=6270ea936b7942142fe96544%26Militants%20attack%20AU%20base%20in%20Somalia%262022-05-03T08%3A43%3A24.994Z&amp;ns_fee=0&amp;pinned_post_locator=urn:asset:98125db4-79d9-4205-9d58-bb2857fe49d5&amp;pinned_post_asset_id=6270ea936b7942142fe96544&amp;pinned_post_type=share\">There were reports of heavy gunfire following the pre-dawn raid&nbsp;<\/a>and eyewitnesses said they had seen weapons being fired from helicopters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The jihadist group frequently carries out bombings and gun attacks as part of its war against Somalia&#8217;s central government.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>BBC News Africa<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Somali Islamist militant group al-Shabab has said in a statement it had killed more than 170 Burundian soldiers who were in Somalia as part of an African Union (AU) force. 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