Al-Shabaab attacks military base in Middle Shabelle region

On Friday morning, Al-Shabaab militants launched a violent attack on a military base belonging to the Somali forces in the Hawadile area in the Middle Shabelle region, near the capital, Mogadishu.

The attack began with a car bomb, followed by armed clashes between the movement's fighters and soldiers stationed at the base.

Al-Shabaab, an al-Qaeda-linked group, claimed responsibility for the attack, claiming to have killed 21 soldiers, including military officers.

It is worth noting that the Hawadley area had been subjected to a similar operation in January 2023, which resulted in the killing of the commander of the Third Division of the Somali Army and a number of government soldiers.