Al-Shabaab militants attack intelligence base in central Somalia
MOGADISHU, Somalia - Somalia-based Al-Shabaab militants on Wednesday attacked a base occupied by the National Intelligence Security Agency , officials said in a statement in the recent raid, which still shows the group's ability to launch sophisticated operations against the government.
Al-Shabaab has struggled to overthrow the fragile UN-backed Somalia government, which has been under siege for the past few years, but their efforts have often been thwarted by security forces. Al-Shabaab announced allegiance to Al-Qaeda…