AU Calls Al-Shabab Attack in Somalia 'Cowardly'

The African Union condemned what it called a "cowardly ambush" by al-Shabab militants Sunday in southern Somalia that killed three of its troops. The militants attacked an AU convoy in the town of Lego in Somalia's Lower Shabelle region, killing the peacekeepers from Burundi and wounding several other soldiers. "This attack on AMISOM peacekeepers is part of the continuous effort to subvert Somalia," AU envoy to Somalia Maman Sidikou said in a statement. ...

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