2018 African Union base attack in Bulo Marer

On 1 April 2018, Al-Shabaab fighters attacked an AMISOM base in Bulo Marer in the Lower Shebelle region of Somalia.[1]

2018 African Union base attack in Bulo Marer
Part of Part of Somali Civil War (2009–present)
Date1 April 2018
Location
Result
  • Losses on both sides
  • Attacks repulsed[3]
Belligerents
Al-Shabaab

AMISOM

Somalia Federal Government of Somalia[2]
Strength
~100[4] Unknown
Casualties and losses
14 killed (Al-Shabaab claim)[5]
30 killed (Ugandan army claim)[6]

:
4 killed, 6 wounded (Ugandan army claim)[6]
46 killed (local report)[2]
59 killed (Al-Shabaab claim)[5]

Somalia:
1 killed, several wounded (local report)[2]
  1. ^ "Deadly bomb and gun attack hit African Union base in Somalia". mareeg.com. Archived from the original on 2018-04-01. Retrieved 2018-04-02.
  2. ^ a b c Burke, Jason (2018-04-01). "Al-Shabaab attack kills dozens of Ugandan soldiers in Somalia". the Guardian. Retrieved 2018-04-02.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference :1 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ "Al-Shabaab-Rebellen töten Soldaten der Afrikanischen Union". www.t-online.de. Retrieved 2018-04-02.
  5. ^ a b "African Union: 30 al-Shabab fighters killed in Somalia attack". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 2018-04-02.
  6. ^ a b "Al-Shabaab attack kills 4 Ugandan troops in Somalia". Anadolu Agency. Retrieved 2018-04-02.

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