Mogadishu,
Al-Qaeda-backed al-Shabaab terrorists are trying to establish a religiously based government in the East African country of Somalia.
They control various parts of the country and stage terrorist attacks against the government. The Somali army, which is fighting hard to suppress them, is recovering the areas under the control of the terrorists with the help of militant groups.
Bomb-filled cars
In that way, the army last week recovered the city of Qaib, which was held by terrorists in the central Kalgadut region of Somalia, after a long struggle. Following that, the terrorists were chased away from the city.
In this situation, terrorists launched a surprise attack on the military base in Qaib city yesterday evening. First they detonated 2 cars filled with explosives at the entrance of the army base.
20 terrorists killed
The area shook as the bombs exploded with a loud bang. Following that, terrorists on motorcycles entered the army base and opened fire.
Following this, the soldiers retaliated with their guns. A fierce gunfight ensued between the two sides. The fight lasted for several hours. Army officials said that all 20 terrorists who stormed the army base were shot dead.
10 soldiers were killed
At the same time, they said that 10 soldiers were killed and many more were injured in the terrorist attack. Meanwhile, Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the attack and released a statement saying that 37 soldiers were killed in the attack and a large number of military weapons were seized.
At the end of last month, more than 120 people were killed in a double car bombing by al-Shabaab terrorists in Mogadishu, the capital of Somalia.