MOGADISHU, Somalia — At least 20 people were killed and dozens wounded in heavy fighting in Somalia’s capital over the weekend, as African Union forces attacked an extensive underground fortification system of trenches and tunnels used by Islamist insurgents.
The fighting was the most intense of its kind in recent months, and African Union officials said their forces had killed several foreign fighters, including men from Yemen, Pakistan and Syria.
“Our forces fought like animals,” an African Union official said Sunday, speaking on the condition of anonymity. “We had no idea about the trenches.”
Two African Union peacekeepers were killed in the battle, which involved tanks, armored bulldozers and heavily armed troop transport carriers.
The peacekeepers “cut off a mile-long trench system used by the foreign-led extremists to move fighters and ammunition in and out of government-held districts,” an African Union statement said. “The discovery and closure of this tunnel is a major step forward in the stabilization effort in the city.” Read More
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