Al-Shabab claims attack on UAE military in Somalia
Al Jazeera
The armed group considers the United Arab Emirates an ‘enemy’ for its backing of the Somali government.
Three Emirati troops and a Bahraini military officer have been killed in an attack in Somalia.
Al-Qaeda-linked armed group Al-Shabab has claimed responsibility for the attack on a training mission at a military base in the Somali capital, Mogadishu, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) authorities said on Sunday.
The attack on Saturday targeted troops at the General Gordon military base. Details about the attack and casualties remain scarce. Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud offered his condolences to the UAE.
The UAE’s Ministry of Defence announced the death of three of its troops and a Bahraini soldier in a “terrorist act”, adding only that two others were wounded.
Anwar Gargash, a senior Emirati diplomat, offered condolences to those killed and a quick recovery for those wounded.
