Saturday February 11, 2023
Mogadishu (HOL) - Somalia's al Shabaab militants attacked a military base in the Lower Jubba region on Saturday morning, the group and a local government official said.
The attack on the Afmadow district began with two car explosions, which were followed by intense fighting between regional forces and militants.
Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the attack, claiming that its militants targeted an army base where officials from the government and Jubbaland forces were meeting, causing casualties and injuries.
The number of casualties is unknown.
The attack comes just a day after the Jubbaland regional state deployed new army battalions to the Afmadow district in the Lower Jubba region to help speed up the ongoing offensive against al Shabab.
The story is developing...