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Al Shabaab killed over 180 Kenyan troops in El Adde, Somali President says

Somalia President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud

At least 180 Kenyan troops were killed when Al Shabaab attacked their El Adde base on January 15, Somalia's President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has said.

BBC said President Mohamud gave the death toll of 180 in an interview with a Somali television station, while defending his attendance at a memorial for the soldiers in Kenya.

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