AMISOM destroys al Shabaab camps in Lower Jubba region

Addis Ababa, 15 September 2014 (WIC) – The African Union Forces in Somalia AMISOM said its forces destroyed two al Shabaab camps in Lower Jubba region, southern Somalia during a Friday operation.

Yesterday at around 0600 hours, AMISOM forces conducted several targeted in-depth operations around the town of Badhadhe in Lower Juba region in a village called Lagta Berta targeting two camps where Al-Shabaab militiamen had converged after fleeing from the impending fall of Barawe from the ongoing Operation Indian Ocean.

During the raid, al Shabaab suffered heavy losses, including foreign fighters. Many al Shabaab militias were also wounded in the attack which completely destroyed the facility which was a hideout for the terrorists. (Radio Mogadishu)