Islamist fighters from al Shabaab on Tuesday stormed a military base in a part of central Somalia they were forced from last year, killing at least seven soldiers, including the base commander, an officer said.
Assailants from the al Qaeda affiliate rammed the base in the village of Hawadley with a suicide car bomb and then opened fire, Captain Aden Nur, a military officer in a nearby town, told Reuters.Al Shabaab claimed responsibility for the attack in a statement, saying it had killed "many apostate soldiers and their commander".
The offensive, which began in August, has made significant gains. On Monday, the government announced it hadBut as pressure on al Shabaab has grown, its fighters have struck back,gun and bomb attacks on the military and civilians, including in areas it has been chased from.
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