{"id":211,"date":"2014-12-27T11:34:23","date_gmt":"2014-12-27T11:34:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/box5917.temp.domains\/~iriacom\/\/news\/?p=211"},"modified":"2015-01-12T15:33:26","modified_gmt":"2015-01-12T15:33:26","slug":"un-condemns-al-shabab-attack-on-au-troops-in-somalia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ir-ia.com\/news\/un-condemns-al-shabab-attack-on-au-troops-in-somalia\/","title":{"rendered":"UN condemns al-Shabab attack on AU troops in Somalia"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The United Nations has denounced the recent attack by al-Qaeda-affiliated al-Shabab militants on the headquarters of African Union Mission to Somalia (AMISOM) in the Somali capital, Mogadishu<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

In a statement released by UN, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon strongly condemned the attack, and conveyed his \u201csincere condolences to the families and friends of those who have lost their lives, and wishes a swift recovery for the injured.\u201d<\/p>\n

Colonel Ali Aden Houmed, spokesman for the AMISOM, said on Thursday that the militants launched an attack on the Halane military base, Somalia\u2019s largest base for AU troops, in Mogadishu.<\/p>\n

The AU official said at least eight militants stormed the base, adding that three of them were shot dead, while two others detonated their explosives and died near a fuel depot. Three others were also believed to have fled the scene of the attack.<\/p>\n

Three AMISOM peacekeepers and a civilian contractor were killed in the attack.<\/p>\n

The al-Shabab militant group claimed responsibility for the assault, saying it was targeting a Christmas party at the base near the capital\u2019s airport, which also houses UN offices.<\/p>\n

Witnesses said the attack prompted a heavy exchange of fire between the AU forces and the militants.<\/p>\n

AMISOM later said its troops had regained control of the base in Mogadishu after a gunfight that lasted several hours.<\/p>\n

The Somali government and the African Union forces have stepped up safety measures in an effort to prevent assaults by al-Shabab, which was pushed out of Mogadishu by the African Union troops in 2011.<\/p>\n

The African Union has over 20,000 troops in Somalia to help the weak government battle al-Shabab.<\/p>\n

The militant group still holds several smaller towns and areas in the center and south of the country.<\/p>\n

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