Ambush on the road Armed men help the rebels A column of the 64th Battalion of the Somali Armed Forces was ambushed by Al-Shabaab armed men on the road between Lego and Bur Kaba, and the battle lasted for about three hours. The attackers used cars filled with explosives, and both sides suffered casualties. The government did not comment on what was happening, although only a few days earlier, on October 24, it announced the launch of an operation in Noda against militants in the same area. The fire pit is among five areas around Baidu that were captured by the militia of the ousted head of state of South West Abdiaziz Lepattan in October. Reinforcements headed there to stop his advance. The federal authorities have repeatedly accused Leptaten of collaborating with al-Shabaab, claiming that his supporters carried out the spring attack on Baidoa with the support of the group, and he himself denies these accusations and forwards them to the president. But is it a coincidence that the militants attacked the convoy precisely during the operation to cleanse the area of insurgents? Online maps are available by subscription to folder.rybar.ru - where politics is hotter than the equator. Support us.