AMISOM moves to capture Al-Shabaab training camp

Mogadishu‐July 11th, 2012: Somali troops with the support of the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) have this morning launched an operation to capture Lanta‐Buro village, the site of a major al Shabaab training camp.

Lanta‐Buro, 40km west of Mogadishu, housed political prisoners during the Siad Barre regime but has since been converted into a major terrorist training camp by the Al Qaeda‐affiliated Al‐ Shabaab.

The move to take the camp comes at a critical time for the capital as it prepares to host a National Constituent Assembly which will adopt a provisional constitution and end 12 years of transitional government. Read full release here