The African Union force in Somalia has today revealed that it has
recovered over 500 sacks of stolen relief food from Al-Shabaab
training camp captured in Lanta-Buro, some 40 kilometres west of
Mogadishu.
The camp was on Thursday attacked by Somali government forces backed by the African Union troops in Mogadishu.The food, which was meant for humanitarian relief to the
Somali people, had been confiscated by the Al Qaeda‐affiliated
Al‐Shabaab militant group, who used it instead to feed militants
at the camp in Lanta‐Buro, according to a press release by the
African Union Mission in Somalia.AMISOM said the recovered food has been returned to the local people.The force said it has also recovered a cache of weapons, which
included machine guns and bomb making equipment, adding that 11
militants were killed and four others captured.The capture of Lanta‐Buro is the latest in a string of
AMISOM successes that have pushed the extremists out of much
of central and south Somalia.
AMISOM Force Commander, Lieutenant General Andrew Gutti, said
that the continuing operations would enable aid agencies to
access areas where they had been previously barred by the
extremists.“We are fulfilling our mandate to support the Somali peace
process and create a conducive environment for the safe
delivery of desperately needed humanitarian aid,” he said.
AMISOM however said Somalia requires increased assistance
following the recent aid agencies’ warning that the country faces
another food crisis following poor rains between March and
May.
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