Al Shabaab, al Qaeda's branch in Somalia, overran an AMISOM (African Union Mission in Somalia) base in the town of El Adde.
At sunrise, two vehicle-borne improvised explosive devices (VBIEDs) cleared the way for hundreds of jihadists to stream into the base. The Kenyan forces manning the facility were quickly outmatched.
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