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Twin bombings targeting Somalia’s military kill at least 10

Two suicide car bombers killed at least 10 people early Wednesday (Jan. 04) when they targeted a military facility in central Somalia.

A Police official said the vehicles exploded in a neighborhood full of civilians.

The attack occurred in the Mahaas district of Hiran region after the dawn prayer.

According to witnesses, several people were wounded in the attack, including soldiers and journalists who were embedded with them.

Al-Shabab terrorist group claimed responsibility for the attack.

Mahaas is at the center of the ongoing government offensive against the al-Qaida-linked group that has controlled parts of central and southern Somalia for years.

The Somali army, together with local militias, recently opened a key supply route to Mahaas after it had long been under siege.

Somalia’s President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud vowed in July last year that his government would launch a “total war” against the extremist fighters.

In addition to the support of local militias, the authorities can count on the African Union’s mission ATMIS and American strikes as they fight the insurgents.

Sourced from Africanews

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