LT. Col. Paul Njuguna

Heavily armed fighters from the al-shabab group launch coordinated assault on the base in the town of El-Ade. Fighters from the al-Shabab group have attacked a base for African Union peacekeepers in southwestern Somalia, blasting their way into the compound and exchanging fire with peacekeepers, a Somali military official told Al Jazeera. Dozens of al-Shabab fighters on Friday assaulted the military base, which is run by Kenyan troops who are part of the AU force…