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Senior army commander killed in Somalia attack
An army commander and several soldiers were killed in an Islamist attack on a military base in Mogadishu.
A Somali senior army commander has been killed in an Islamist attack on a military base north of the capital Mogadishu but despite the deadly attack, the government says gains they are making against al-Shabab are holding.
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Photo: Somali army vehicle. Credit: 麻豆社.
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