Burundi Confirms Death of 10 Soldiers in Somalia Militant Attack
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Burundi’s army said 10 of its soldiers died in an attack by Islamist militants on a peacekeeping mission in Somalia this week.
The statement is a rare confirmation by nations who contribute troops to the counter-insurgency in Somalia that they have suffered casualties. Al-Shabaab, the al-Qaeda-linked group that carried out the May 3 raid, claimed it killed 173 soldiers.