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Somalia’s president said late Thursday night the country’s army was in “hot pursuit” of Islamist group al Shabaab fighters after the insurgents’ assault on a military base in the Puntland region that left at least 38 people dead.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

In the early Thursday attack, the Islamists overran a military base in Af Urur, a town about 100 km (60 miles) south of Bosaso, the capital of Puntland, one of Somalia’s semi-autonomous regions.<\/p>\n

Most of those killed were soldiers, a Puntland security official said, adding 18 others were wounded, with an unknown number also feared captured alive.<\/p>\n

In a statement, President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmaajo promised the Somali military would retaliate and avenge al Shabaab’s attack.<\/p>\n

“We must show no mercy in dealing with Alshabab,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe promise that Alshabab won\u2019t get away with this. As of now, our troops are in hot pursuit of the enemy, they will pay for today\u2019s attack.”<\/p>\n

The al Qaeda-linked Islamist group cited a higher toll in the attack, saying it had killed 61 soldiers. Numbers given by officials and al Shabaab often differ.<\/p>\n

Al Shabaab is fighting to topple Somalia’s central government and rule the country according to a strict version Islam’s sharia law. They also want to drive out the African Union peace keeping force AMISOM which is helping to defend the central government.<\/p>\n

The group rarely carries out attacks in Puntland, where the security forces are relatively regularly paid and receive substantial U.S. assistance.<\/p>\n

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