Bomb blast targets AU convoy in Somalia

Al-Shabaab stepped up the use of IEDs in its war against Somali and African Union forces after the group faced a series of defeats on the battlefields.

News Keydmedia Online
18 July 2022

MOGADISHU, Somalia - A powerful explosion from a landmine occurred in the capital of Somalia on Monday, a day after at least three people died in a suicide attack in Jowhar city.

The roadside blast, which was heard in parts of the capital took place in the Ali-Kamin neighborhood of the Wardhigley district early in the morning.

The IED struck an armored vehicle in a convoy carrying troops of the African Union Transitional Mission [ATMIS] who were reportedly passing through the road.

Eyewitnesses told Keydmedia Online that there was a loss of life to the AU soldiers and civilians in the area which is located on Mogadishu-Bal'ad road.

There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the attack in the Somali capital. However, the blast bore all the hallmarks of the previous terrorist incidents.

Al-Shabaab stepped up the use of IEDs in its war against Somali and African Union forces after the group faced a series of defeats on the battlefields.

Mogadishu, the capital of the Horn of Africa in recent months saw a spate of attacks targeting army convoys and government buildings due to worsening security.

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