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| Ugandan bodies flown home after Somalia al-Shabab attack | Ugandan bodies flown home after Somalia al-Shabab attack |
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| The bodies of 10 Ugandan soldiers killed in Somalia by militant Islamist group al-Shabab have been flown back home. | |
| The attack was a "game changer", and al-Shabab should expect an "appropriate response", said an army spokesman. | |
| Twelve Ugandan soldiers were killed in Tuesday's raid on an African Union (AU) base in southern Somalia. Al-Shabab said it had killed 50 AU troops. | Twelve Ugandan soldiers were killed in Tuesday's raid on an African Union (AU) base in southern Somalia. Al-Shabab said it had killed 50 AU troops. |
| Ugandan troops are part of a 22,000-strong AU force battling the militants. | Ugandan troops are part of a 22,000-strong AU force battling the militants. |
| In the Ugandan army's first comment on the raid, army spokesman Lt Col Paddy Ankunda said in a tweet: "We will not relent in our efforts to help in the pacification of Somalia despite the attack." | |
| He did not give details of the other two Ugandan soldiers who were killed. | He did not give details of the other two Ugandan soldiers who were killed. |
| Other reports put the number of soldiers killed at the Janale base, 90km (55 miles) south-west of the capital Mogadishu, at between 20 and 50. | Other reports put the number of soldiers killed at the Janale base, 90km (55 miles) south-west of the capital Mogadishu, at between 20 and 50. |
| Residents said the attack started with a suicide car bombing at the base's gate, followed by sustained gunfire which lasted more than an hour. | Residents said the attack started with a suicide car bombing at the base's gate, followed by sustained gunfire which lasted more than an hour. |
| Despite losing most of its key strongholds in south and central Somalia, al-Shabab continues to carry out attacks on the government and African Union troops across the country. | Despite losing most of its key strongholds in south and central Somalia, al-Shabab continues to carry out attacks on the government and African Union troops across the country. |
| The militants also stage frequent suicide attacks in Mogadishu. | The militants also stage frequent suicide attacks in Mogadishu. |