Al-Shabaab attack UPDF Amisom base

Al-Shabaab insurgents yesterday morning attacked a Ugandan army base in Somalia, killing an unspecified number of soldiers. Although various accounts gave differing numbers of the dead, the deputy army spokesperson, Maj Henry Obbo, did not say how many Ugandans had been killed at the UPDFmanned base of Janale, about 90km southeast of Mogadishu.

A statement issued by Amisom yesterday evening said: “Given the complex nature of the attack, Amisom is currently verifying the number of casualties and extent of the damage.”