Al-Shabaab, a terrorist organization operating in the East African country of Somalia, is trying to overthrow the government. The terrorist organization, which is linked to Al-Qaeda, has been carrying out periodic attacks targeting the Somali population and the military.
They control various parts of the country and carry out continuous 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.
In this 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. Subsequently, the terrorists were chased away from the city.
In this situation, terrorists launched a surprise attack on the army base in Qaib city yesterday evening. First they detonated 2 cars filled with explosives at the entrance of the army base.
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.
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.