Al-Shabaab has claimed responsibility for a mortar attack on a Puntland military base in Af-urur, Bari region, one of the strong defence base of the coastal city of Bossaso.
Al-Shabaab fired several mortar shells at the camp, followed by a response by Puntland forces in the camp, according to local media.
Media outlets affiliated to Al-Shabaab published that the attack resulted in casualties, injuries and huge destruction on the camp and vehicles though it did not quote figures.
Puntland has not yet commented on the attack, and security forces have launched a search operation for al-Shabaab fighters who carried out the attack and visited areas said to have been hit by mortars.
The city of Bossaso, which is hosting some of parliamentary elections, has been the scene of deadly clashes between government forces and Al-Shabaab which has seen it conducting security operations in recent weeks in collaboration with the Puntland Security and federal government forces.
