On Sunday, members of the al-Shabab terrorist group in Somalia displayed the body of a dead soldier in downtown Mogadishu. The rebels have claimed that the soldier, who died in clashes Saturday night at one of the AMISOM bases, was from Uganda. AMISOM has confirmed that a clash took place, but has released no comment on the identity of the dead soldier on display, though eyewitnesses have said that the soldier was wearing an Ugandan military uniform. While the Somali militants are claiming this clash as successful, AMISOM's spokesman, Ba-Hoku Barigye, says that the clash resulted in only a few minor injuries for the AMISOM troops. Barigye reaffirmed AMISOM's commitment following this clash by stating, "I tell you that we will continue our mission even if they kill a hundred of our soldiers because we are here for a reason."
Mary Naset
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