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A 4,300- strong AU peacekeeping mission in the Somali capital has faced near-daily attacks.
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Thursday's attack was the worst yet on the 5,000- strong AU force of soldiers from Uganda and Burundi.
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Soldiers from the two countries form a 3,200- strong AU force known as AMISOM that is propping up Somalia's government.
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Some 3,000 peacekeepers from Uganda and Burundi are in the capital Mogadishu, short of the intended 8,000- strong AU mission.
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Some 3,000 peacekeepers from Uganda and Burundi are in the capital Mogadishu, part of a planned 8,000- strong AU mission.
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It was the worst attack in months on the 5,000- strong AU mission AMISOM, which comprises troops from Burundi and Uganda.
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The strike, their first on foreign soil, was in revenge for Uganda's contribution to the 6,300- strong AU peacekeeping force AMISOM.
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Thursday's clashes were some of the heaviest to rock Mogadishu for weeks, and they underlined the difficulties facing the 5,000- strong AU mission.