African Union Troops in Somalia Ward Off Al-Shabaab Attack

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African Union troops in Somalia said they fought off an assault by al-Shabaab forces, contradicting the group’s claims that scores of soldiers were killed in fighting.

Al-Shabaab attacked African Union forces backing Somali government soldiers near the southern town of Burhakaba, the Mogadishu-based AU mission said in a statement on Friday.