The original content of Democracy Now! Headlines appears under the Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 3.0 License (United States). For more, including their other shows and media, visit www.democracynow.org. February 12, 2024 Al-Shabab Attacks Mogadishu Base, Killing 5 Foreign Troops ---------------------------------------------------------- In news from Somalia, the militant group al-Shabab has claimed responsibility for an attack on a military base in Mogadishu that killed four Emirati troops and a Bahraini military officer. The foreign troops were at the base to train Somali soldiers in their fight against al-Shabab. .