[Garowe] Uganda People's Defence Forces (UPDF) troops bore the brunt of al-Shabaab
 ... Somalia's version of the Taliban, functioning as an arm of al-Qaeda...
's reckless targets within Somalia yet again, following the latest suicide kaboom within the Horn of Africa nation, instigated by the bully boys.
According to reports, the Lions of Islam targeted Sabid and Anole with the bomber managing to detonate a vehicle that struck a convoy of UPDF soldiers serving in the African Union
...a union consisting of 53 African states, most run by dictators of one flavor or another. The only all-African state not in the AU is Morocco. Established in 2002, the AU is the successor to the Organisation of African Unity (OAU), which was even less successful...
Support and Stabilization Mission in Somalia (AUSSOM) within Lower Shabelle.
The Lions of Islam grabbed credit for the attack via affiliated media outlets, adding that 20 Ugandan soldiers were killed, with over 43 others injured. There was no independent information to verify the claims by the al-Qaeda-affiliated bully boys.
The group also claimed that nine Somali soldiers were killed and eight maimed, with at least three armored vehicles destroyed in the blast. In most cases, the group amplifies propaganda to support its cause, a strategy it uses so frequently.
According to the krazed killer-affiliated media, the bombing was carried out by a jacket wallah driving a vehicle laden with explosives, targeting the joint convoy. But there is no communication either from the Somali National Army or the AUSSOM concerning the alleged attack.
Last month, a similar incident targeted Ugandan troops near Sabid and Anole, killing many peacekeepers. There is a heavy presence of Uganda People's Defence Forces soldiers stationed within Lower Shabelle.
Ugandan military officials later confirmed that incident as the deadliest attack on their peacekeepers in Somalia in the past two years. Almost 3,000 Ugandan peacekeepers are serving in AUSSOM, with the number reducing following a drawdown.
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