Troops belonging to the African Union Mission to Somalia stand on top of
a military vehicle on the outskirts of Burubow in the Gedo region of
Somalia on February 14, 2014. PHOTO | FILE
Forces belonging to the African Union
Mission to Somalia (Amisom) on Thursday captured a camp used by
Al-Shabaab to train militants in the Gedo area of Somalia.
In a statement, Amisom said its forces also destroyed another camp in Kismayu.
In
the Thursday operation, the troops captured the Al-Shabaab camp located
in the Gedo region, 60 kilometres southwest of the Bulahawa area, along
the Kenya-Somalia border.
The joint forces said the camp was Al-Shabaab’s strategic militant training and planning base.
“Al-Shabaab used the camp as a drawback position to plan and launch attacks on Amisom and Somalia National forces,” Amisom said.
In
the Kismayu raid conducted Wednesday, the joint forces destroyed
Al-Shabaab's logistical base at Jilib town and injured several
militants.
Amisom launched an increased offensive against Al-Shabaab fighters in the past week, killing two of its senior commanders.
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