El Salini attack

On 19 February 2020, insurgents attacked El Salini military base in Lower Shabelle, southern Somalia.^[1] A suicide bomber detonated, then gunmen charged in and briefly occupied it.^[1] The attackers killed 12 soldiers, injured the base's commander and stole ammunition and weapons - including pickup trucks with anti-aircraft guns fixed to them.^[1] Jihadist group al-Shabaab claimed responsibility.^[1]

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