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Al Shabaab attacks military base near Somalia's Kismayu

Al Shabaab is linked to al Qaeda and wants to impose strict Islamic law in Somalia. 

Al Shabaab militants attacked a military base near Somalia’s southern port city of Kismayu early on Sunday, a Somali army officer said, adding that he did not immediately have details of any casualties.

Al Shabaab claimed responsibility for the attack and said 26 Somali soldiers had been killed in the incident, but that could not be confirmed by other sources.

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