Battle of Janale (2015)
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Part of the War in Somalia | |||||||
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dozens of | unknown | ||||||
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70 killed (Al-Shabbab claim)[1] 50 killed 50 missing (Western officials claim) | ||||||
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The battle took place when Al-Shabaab militants stormed an AMISOM base in Janale when one of its fighters rammed a vehicle packed with explosives into the perimeter of the base, then a team of heavily armed fighters entered the breach and attacked the troops inside.[2] The attack was launched to commemorate one anniversary after the group's former leader Ahmed Abdi Godane's death, who was killed in a U.S. drone airstrike in the previous year.[3]
References[]
- ^ "Somalia attack: Al-Shabab attacks African Union Janale base". BBC News. 1 September 2015. Retrieved 1 September 2015.
- ^ "12 Ugandan troops killed as Shabaab assaults base in Somalia". Long War Journal. 4 September 2015. Retrieved 4 September 2015.
- ^ "Al Shabaab militants raid AU troops base in Somalia". Horseed Media. 1 September 2015. Retrieved 1 September 2015.
Categories:
- Conflicts in 2015
- 2015 in Somalia
- 2015 in Uganda
- Al-Shabaab (militant group) attacks
- Battles of the Somali Civil War (2009–present)
- September 2015 events in Africa