Al Shabab attacks AMISOM base this morning

[AbdiJew]

MOGADISHU (Reuters) - Islamist insurgents battled for hours on Sunday with African Union troops after exploding a car bomb outside their base, Somali police, military and the militants said.

Al Shabaab militants attacked the African Union (AU) peacekeepers’ base in the town Bulamarer, 130 kilometres to the northwest of the capital Mogadishu, around 9 a.m. local time, residents from the area told Reuters.

Since withdrawing from Mogadishu in 2011, the al Qaeda-linked group has lost control of most of Somalia’s cities and towns. But it still retains a strong presence in regions outside the capital.

The militants initially detonated two suicide car bombs that hit one AU vehicle and one Somali military vehicle, Somali army major Farah Osman, who is stationed near the AMISOM (African Union Mission in Somalia) base, said.

“Then a large number of al Shabaab fighters began firing from under the trees ... it was a hellish battle,” he said, adding there was an unknown number of casualties.

https://af.reuters.com/article/topNews/idAFKCN1H8177-OZATP

 

[RasCanjero-]

Amazing how they make a clean getaway after each attack.

 

[lone]

Amisom should fight until the last man drops dead. Victory or death.

 

[Deactivated]

We need mandatory military conscription.

Each person should have a background check and go through a lie detector.

 

[Bidaar Wanagsan]

Only way to stop suicide bombers: take DNA swabs from all Somalis, store it in a central database, and announce that the DNA of suicide attackers will be traced back to their family and their mothers and sisters will be pressed into the service of a brothel. Jihadists may not care about their own life, but they do care about their family's life. They will think twice about rushing to meet Hoor al-Ayn if they know their dear old mum will become a bucket for all the boys in their home village. Amisom troops will have some fun too. Fundamentalists are terrified of their womenfolk getting their loins wet. Use it against them.

Is it harming the innocent? No. The families of jihadists know they are extremists, and do nothing about it. They are complicit in the murder of innocent people. We should make it a criminal offence to not report extremism to the authorities. As soon as they start growing floor length beards, calling everything haram, and talking about Ibn Taymiyyah, the parents need to report them.

If we enact both these measures, terrorist groups will be defeated in five years.