Somalia Says Kenyan Move to Close Camps is Politically Motivated
Mar 27 2021, 5:55 PM
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March 27 2021, 5:55 PM
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Somalia said Kenya is politicizing refugee camps, which have sheltered hundreds of thousands of Somali nationals for three decades, by moving to have them closed.
Kenya upped pressure on the United Nations this week to come up with a plan to shut down the countryâs Kakuma and Dadaab camps, saying their continued existence posed a security threat to East Africaâs biggest economy. This came after authorities accused some refugees of harboring links to the Somali-based al-Shabaab Islamist group behind terror attacks on Kenyan soil.
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UPDATE 2-Al Shabaab militants attack two army bases in Somalia Reuters 21 hrs ago
(Updates with army comment)
MOGADISHU, April 3 (Reuters) - Al Shabaab Islamist militants attacked two Somali National Army bases on Saturday and the army said there had been casualties on both sides but it was now in control of the bases.
The bases, located about 100 km (60 miles) southwest of the capital Mogadishu, were struck by two explosions, witnesses said. A third explosion targeted a convoy of troops rushing to the bases from the capital after the attack, they added.
Hussein Nur, a military officer, said the army lost several soldiers in the attack on Bariire and Awdhigle bases, without giving a precise number.
Al-Shabaab attacks two key Somali bases
Saturday April 03 2021
The attacks happened in the southern region of Lower Shabelle on bases in the towns of Awdheegle and Bariire some 30 kilometres (17 miles) apart. Photo | AFP
Summary
Witnesses in Awdheegle home to the larger of the two bases said Somali troops had repelled the militants after around an hour of heavy fighting.
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Al-Shabaab Islamist fighters attacked two key military bases in Somalia Saturday, detonating car bombs at both locations before engaging in an intense gun battle, an army official and witnesses said.
The attacks happened in the southern region of Lower Shabelle on bases in the towns of Awdheegle and Bariire some 30 kilometres (17 miles) apart. Both are forward operating bases in the fight against the Islamist group.