At least 25 people were killed during Islamist terrorist attacks on four army bases in central Somalia on Saturday, officials confirmed.
“Our national armed forces and local armed militias fought hard to deny the militants from taking over the district, killing more than 20 terrorists,” he said.Although he did not name which foreign powers were involved in Saturday’s airstrikes, Turkey and the U.S. routinely provide military support to the Somali army.
Al-Shabaab said on its Radio Andalus that its fighters had captured four army bases around Eldheer, killing dozens of soldiers.Muhyadiin Arabow, a local elder man said that the fighting lasted about four hours, forcing a number of residents to flee their homes.