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AU base in Somalia attacked Al-Shabab attacks African Union base in Somalia
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Al-Shabab militants overrun African Union base in Somalia, amid unconfirmed claims of dozens of soldiers killed Al-Shabab militants have overrun an African Union military base in Somalia.
This breaking news story is being updated and more details will be published shortly. Please refresh the page for the fullest version. The group claims to have taken "complete control" of the camp and killed more than 60 Kenyan soldiers.
If you want to receive Breaking News alerts via email, or on a smartphone or tablet via the BBC News App then details on how to do so are available on this help page. You can also follow @BBCBreaking on Twitter to get the latest alerts. Militants attacked the base in el Ade, southern Somalia, early on Friday and fighting continued for several hours, a Kenyan military spokesman said.
He says it was a Somali army camp that was overrun, and that Kenyans fought militants from their base nearby. He could not confirm any casualties.