Somalia: Army - 87 Militants Killed as Attack Repulsed

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Via Voice of America:

Somalia: Army - 87 Militants Killed as Attack Repulsed

by Mohammed Yusuf

Somali soldiers repelled an attack by al-Shabab militants on a military base in the Lower Juba region Monday, though the militants temporarily seized a section of the camp, according to the government.

"Al-Shabab took control of a section of the camp," said Acting Information Minister Adan Isaac Ali, who spoke on government-owned television. "We sent more troops from the surrounding areas to support others in the camp, and they were successful in repulsing the al-Shabab attack.

"We have lost six fighters … our forces were successful in defeating al-Shabab in this operation, and we have killed 87 militants."

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