Alshabaab claimed they totally destroyed a convoy of ENDF army travelling from Western somali region to Wajid city of Bakol region. The attacked ENDF army was in a temporary night š camp in side enemy territories after a long match of yesterday.
AlShabaab released 120+ photos of yesterday's deadly ambush on Ethiopian military convoy near Rabdhure town, Bakol region.Photographic evidence shows Ethiopian Military suffered one of its most significant loss yesterday in Somalia.A Captured ENDF soldier, BTR IVF, Mounted gunships Ural truck, & too many dead soldiers in an open field are indicators the ENDF Battalion were poor campers/greenhorns.This published aftermath of yesterday ambush against #ENDF forces outskirts of Rabdhure as showing in the pictures what happened outskirts of #Rabdhure was massacre not ambush or assault.
However,the Ethiopian government has rejected claims made by the al-Shabab group, stating that it killed 167 Ethiopian troops in an ambush attack in Somalia's southwestern Bakool region early on Sunday.
Ethiopia's ambassador to Somalia, Mukhtar Mohamed Waare, who spoke to the local media on Saturday, described the group's claim as false and baseless.
"They can try to attack the Ethiopian army, but they cannot engage in a fight with the Ethiopian defence forces for even 10 minutes. This army is highly professional, well-equipped, and organized. Whenever they confront the enemy, they deliver a decisive blow. Therefore, this is nothing more than propaganda against Ethiopia and the Ethiopian defence forces," Ambassador Waare said.
The ambassador also refuted reports suggesting that the Ethiopian troops attacked in Bakool were not part of the ATMIS mission and had entered Somalia illegally.
"We are in Somalia with the approval of the African Union and the international community, aiming to support the legitimate government of Somalia and its efforts to bring peace to this country. So, these claims by al-Shabab are nothing but propaganda," Ambassador Mukhtar emphasized.
The ambush targeted two convoys, one travelling from the Somali town of Yeed to Wajid and the second convoy as it travelled from El Barde to Huddur. Ethiopian troops have bases in Wajid and Huddur. A Somali official said local forces were accompanying the convoy en route to Huddur from El Barde.
The mayor of Huddur, Omar Abdullahi Mohamud, said that heavy fighting erupted in the area between Ethiopian troops and the militants, resulting in the deaths of 50 militants. However, in a statement, the group claimed it killed 167 Ethiopian soldiers, destroyed military vehicles, and seized a cache of weapons and ammunitions
Despite all the claims from both alshabaab and the Ethiopian Gorvenment,the security chiefs must be aware that this thing of publishing photos and videos is well calculated strategy by the terrorists.The current counter insurgency operations in the Horn require recalibration.Al-QÄeda affiliate al-ShabÄab al-MujÄhidÄ«n surge is now a threat to regional security & stability.Heavy losses of militarily hardware, troops is abnormal and indirectly a way of arming terrorists.
A regional meeting for the security chiefs must be called to address this terror (propaganda and psychological take) very fast otherwise we may see a massive flow of vulnerable youth into the ranks of Alshabaab.
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