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Al-Shabaab Captures Somali Town, Kills 61 in Military Base Attack

Al-Shabaab Captures Somali Town, Kills 61 in Military Base Attack
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A senior official said that the Takfiri al-Shabaab militants had captured a town in Somalia's semi-autonomous Puntland region on Thursday. The terrorist group said it had killed at least 61 soldiers in the fighting.

Al-Shabaab Captures Somali Town, Kills 61 in Military Base Attack

"Al Shabaab attacked Af Urur town this morning. There were few soldiers there and thus al Shabaab captured the town. It is difficult to know the casualties because the telecommunications were cut off," Bari region governor Yusuf Mohamed told Reuters.

The al-Qaeda-linked group said it had also killed 61 soldiers after over-running a military base in the town.

"The number could rise since the operation is still underway," Abdiasis Abu Musab, al Shabaab's military spokesman said in a statement.

Musab said their fighters had also seized weapons and vehicles from the base.

Al-Shabaab's insurgency aims to drive out African Union peacekeepers, topple Somalia's Western-backed government and impose its own strict law on the Horn of Africa state.

Source: News Agencies, Edited by website team

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