Somalia:Suicide attacks on AU peacekeepers.

Mogadishu 22 Fabaury 2009 Waagacusub Media

Two suicide bombers have targeted on the main military base of the Burundian peacekeepers in the Somalia capital Mogadishu on Sunday - this happens two days after the Somali clerics called for total withdrawal of African Union troops from Somalia within 120 days.

The bombers used cars denoted with explosives which hit former National Somali University compound now based by the Burundian troops of African Union peacekeepers.

Spokesman of the Islamist hardliners group of Al-Shabab Mokhtar Robow Ali Abu-Mansor claimed the responsibility of today’s suicide attacks in Mogadishu.

He told the local media that the attacks were carried out by two Jihadists of his group named as Sheik Doon Wehliye Sidow who has been wearing explosive belt and Mursal Abdinor Mohamed Ali known as ‘Shigshigaye’ who drove his car full of explosives and then hit the base of the AU troops.

“The Mujahideens hit the base of Allah’s enemy who invaded our country, the infidels perished in our attacks and we will continue the jihad until the last soldier of the enemy leaves Somalia,” said Abu-Mansor.

It is not yet clear the casualty on the Burundian troops who said to have fired several artilleries at the main Bakara market in Mogadishu in response with the suicide attack.
There is no immediate casualty from the shelling.

The spokesman of the AU peacekeepers Bridgye Bhuku denied the Al-Shabab’s claim of the suicide attacks as none existing story.

“What we know so far is that several mortars hit the base of Burundian troops and we are conducting investigations how the latest mortar attack,” said Bhuku.

Despite the denial of the AU spokesman, residents around the Burundian base said they could this morning two big explosions which rocked the area.

 

By:Dahir Abdulle Alasow
Dahiralasow@yahoo.com