Mogadishu (Agenzia Fides) – The number of victims is now at 21, following attacks that took place yesterday September 17, on the general barracks of the AMISOM, the African peace-keeping force present in Somalia. The attack was carried out by two car bombs that exploded inside the headquarters of the AMISOM, in the Somalian capital of Mogadishu. Among the victims are 10 Burundian soldiers, including the second in command of the AMISOM, General Juvenile Niyoyunguriza, while the Ugandan commander of the forces, General Nathan Mugisha, was wounded. There victims were: 12 soldiers from Burundi, 5 from Uganda, and 4 Somali citizens. Forty were wounded.The Al Shabab rebels, who oppose the Somalian transitional government supported by the international community, have claimed responsibility for the attack.The method used in carrying out the attack shows an increased sophistication in the use of terrorist tactics by Somalian extremists. They used two vehicles marked with the “UN” logos, which had been previously stolen. The vehicles carrying the explosives were driven to the internal parameter of the AMISOM base by two kamakazes who managed to form part of a Burundi soldiers' convoy, travelling with them nearly 3 kilometers before exploding in front of the commander's building. According to government sources in Mogadishu, the Al Shabab rebels have 6 other vehicles taken from the UN, ready to be turned into car bombs.According to Kenyan sources, among the wounded evacuated and taken to Nairobi there are several Americans. This fact would reinforce the affirmation of Al Shabab rebels, who claim the attack was aimed at a “secret meeting” taking place on the AMISOM base among officials from the United States, Europe, and Somalia. If this fact were confirmed, it means that the Al Shabab rebels have access to previous intelligence information from within the peace-keeping force.The presence of foreign officials, if confirmed, shows that the Somali conflict is becoming more of interest on an international level and that the country is undergoing a conflict among various forces, not only Somali. The same technique of the suicide bombing has been imported from outside, as in their 10 years of civil war, they have never used it – at least not until 2007, when the first kamikazes began air jumping. The process of indoctrination for a kamikaze is not something improvised, because it involves the use of special tactics of psychological persuasion. Yesterday's attack was committed shortly after the murder of a terrorist wanted for attacks in 1998 on the US Embassy in Kenya and in Tanzania, in a raid of American special forces in southern Somalia. (LM) (Agenzia Fides 18/9/2009)
Saturday, September 19, 2009
Attack on general barracks of the peace-keeping forces causes alarm and questioning
Mogadishu (Agenzia Fides) – The number of victims is now at 21, following attacks that took place yesterday September 17, on the general barracks of the AMISOM, the African peace-keeping force present in Somalia. The attack was carried out by two car bombs that exploded inside the headquarters of the AMISOM, in the Somalian capital of Mogadishu. Among the victims are 10 Burundian soldiers, including the second in command of the AMISOM, General Juvenile Niyoyunguriza, while the Ugandan commander of the forces, General Nathan Mugisha, was wounded. There victims were: 12 soldiers from Burundi, 5 from Uganda, and 4 Somali citizens. Forty were wounded.The Al Shabab rebels, who oppose the Somalian transitional government supported by the international community, have claimed responsibility for the attack.The method used in carrying out the attack shows an increased sophistication in the use of terrorist tactics by Somalian extremists. They used two vehicles marked with the “UN” logos, which had been previously stolen. The vehicles carrying the explosives were driven to the internal parameter of the AMISOM base by two kamakazes who managed to form part of a Burundi soldiers' convoy, travelling with them nearly 3 kilometers before exploding in front of the commander's building. According to government sources in Mogadishu, the Al Shabab rebels have 6 other vehicles taken from the UN, ready to be turned into car bombs.According to Kenyan sources, among the wounded evacuated and taken to Nairobi there are several Americans. This fact would reinforce the affirmation of Al Shabab rebels, who claim the attack was aimed at a “secret meeting” taking place on the AMISOM base among officials from the United States, Europe, and Somalia. If this fact were confirmed, it means that the Al Shabab rebels have access to previous intelligence information from within the peace-keeping force.The presence of foreign officials, if confirmed, shows that the Somali conflict is becoming more of interest on an international level and that the country is undergoing a conflict among various forces, not only Somali. The same technique of the suicide bombing has been imported from outside, as in their 10 years of civil war, they have never used it – at least not until 2007, when the first kamikazes began air jumping. The process of indoctrination for a kamikaze is not something improvised, because it involves the use of special tactics of psychological persuasion. Yesterday's attack was committed shortly after the murder of a terrorist wanted for attacks in 1998 on the US Embassy in Kenya and in Tanzania, in a raid of American special forces in southern Somalia. (LM) (Agenzia Fides 18/9/2009)
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