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Scores dead as Islamic State attacks military base in Somalia

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Nearly 100 people were killed and up to 60 others wounded when members of the Islamic State terror group launched a deadly attack on a military base belonging to security forces from Somalia's Puntland region, officials said Tuesday.

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Somalia: Scores Dead As Islamic State Attacks Military Base in Somalia

Scores of Islamic State militants have attacked military bases in Somalia. The attackers used cars and motorbikes loaded with bombs. The attacks were repelled and dozens of militants were killed.

Numeroşi militanţi ai organizaţiei Statul Islamic au atacat baze militare din Somalia. Atacatorii au folosit maşini şi motociclete încărcate cu bombe. Atacurile au fost respinse şi zeci de militanţi au fost omorâţi.

Militanţi ai organizaţiei Statul Islamic au atacat baze militare din Somalia

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Islamic State militants attack military bases in Somalia

The Islamic State armed group attacked military bases in Somalia's northeastern Puntland state overnight with suicide car and motorbike bombs, but government forces repelled the assault, and airstrikes killed 70, a military official said on Tuesday. Puntland announced a major offensive against Islamic State and a rival Islamist group, the al Qaeda-linked Al-Shabaab, in December and claims to have since killed dozens of foreign fighters, captured…

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Islamic State attacks military bases in Somalia's Puntland

ISIS Islamists Attack Puntland Military Base (100 Dead) Kanako Mita, Michiyo Tanabe, and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Approximately 100 people, mainly ISIS (Islamic State – IS) terrorists, were killed after ISIS attacked a military base in Puntland. Puntland confirms that at least 27 soldiers were killed in ferocious fighting. The attack happened in the Bari region of Puntland (Cal Miskaad mountains – Togga Jacel). Brigadier General Mohamud…

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ISIS Islamists Attack Puntland Military Base (100 Dead) – Modern Tokyo Times

Islamic State launched an attack last night on military bases in the state of Puntland, in northeastern Somalia, with motorbikes and cars booby-trapped, but government forces repelled the attackers and air strikes killed 70 of them, according to a military source. The Puntland authorities announced in December that they had launched broad operations against Islamic State and a rival Islamist group, the al-Qaida-linked al Shabaab. Local authoriti…

Το Ισλαμικό Κράτος εξαπέλυσε την περασμένη νύχτα επίθεση σε στρατιωτικές βάσεις της Πολιτείας Πούντλαντ, στη βορειοανατολική Σομαλία, με παγιδευμένα μηχανάκια και αυτοκίνητα, όμως οι κυβερνητικές δυνάμεις απέκρουσαν τους επιτιθέμενους και από τα αεροπορικά πλήγματα σκοτώθηκαν 70 από αυτούς, σύμφωνα με μια στρατιωτική πηγή. Οι αρχές της Πούντλαντ ανακοίνωσαν τον Δεκέμβριο ότι ξεκίνησαν ευρείες επιχειρήσεις εναντίον του Ισλαμικού Κράτους και μιας …

Σομαλία: Ο στρατός αναχαίτισε επιθέσεις του Ισλαμικού Κράτους - Τουλάχιστον 70 τζιχαντιστές σκοτώθηκαν

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Somalia: Army Intercepts Islamic State Attacks — At Least 70 Jihadists Killed

Islamic State militants launched an overnight assault on military bases in Somalia’s northeastern Puntland state, using suicide car and motorbike bombs. However, government forces successfully repelled the attack, with airstrikes killing 70 militants, according to a military official on Tuesday. Puntland, which initiated a large-scale offensive against both Islamic State and the al-Qaeda-linked al Shabaab in December, has since reported killing …

Scores dead as Islamic State attacks military base in Somalia

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