Deadly Terrorist Attack Al Shabab Militants Kill 50 Soldiers in Attack on Somalia Military Base
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P16 India Independence Camila Cabello, Shawn Mendes, and more to perform at 2019 MTV VMAs 14 CELEBS Day supplement pages 5-12 WORLD 4 Opponents of Brexit ‘collaborating’ with EU Deadly terrorist attack Al Shabab militants kill 50 soldiers in attack on Somalia military base tants, and that many of the at- The attack followed tackers’ corpses lay at the scene • while others were captured. last week’s recapture “After the blasts they tried by government to attack the army defences forces of most of but were defeated. We are still Awdheegle district. pursuing them. Some soldiers sustained minor injuries from blast shrapnel but nothing ma- The attack has jor,” he said. renewed• the focus Capt. Hussein Ali, a military on the militants’ officer from a nearby town, said links with Qatar. soldiers behind sandbags had stopped the car bombs from reaching the base by firing to Mogadishu Qatar is accused of supporting Al Shabab, which has been targeting the assets of detonate them. British-Iranian academic held other Gulf states in Somalia. “There are casualties from Tehran he Islamist militant Al-Shabab and government Sunday from his home in west- group Al Shabab claimed resident Aden Abdullahi said. forces, but we have no exact ran has arrested a Brit - ern Iran without any reason, his Tto have killed at least 50 Halima Farah, a shopkeeper, figure,” he said. ish-Iranian dual national, wife told BBC Persian. soldiers in a double car-bomb said government troops were Wednesday’s attack followed Ifurther threatening tensions Shafaq Rahmani claimed and gun attack on Wednesday in control of the town after Soldiers behind last week’s recapture by gov- between the UK and Tehran fol- security agents came to their on a military base in Somalia. the attack. “We believe both sandbags had ernment forces of most of Awd- lowing the seizure of a British house and confiscated docu- Civilians were also killed in the militants and government stopped the car heegle district. Al-Shabab was tanker last month. ments, including his ID card. the crossfire in an hour-long suffered great loss of life, but bombs from reaching forced out of Mogadishu in 2011 Kameel Ahmady, a social an- She said he had not been of- gunbattle at the base in Awd- we cannot see their casualties. the base by firing to and has since lost most of its thropologist, was arrested on ficially charged, but officials at heegle, 70 km southwest of the Stray bullets killed people in detonate them. other strongholds. Evin prison say he faces several capital, Mogadishu. their homes.” However, the attack has re- 210 fils (includes VAT) charges related to his activities. “We heard two huge blasts Al-Shabab, which is linked CAPT HUSSEIN ALI newed the focus on the mil - “They have not provided any and gunfire from the direction to Al-Qaeda, said it had killed itants’ links with Qatar. Evi - information about the reason of the military base. I saw sever- 50 soldiers and lost only two of However, the Somali army’s dence emerged this month that for the arrest or the charg - al soldiers running away to es- its members who drove the car operations commander Gen. Doha colluded in Al-Shabab es against Kameel,” Rahmani cape but we cannot know how bombs. Army vehicles were also Yusuf Rageh Odowa said his attacks in Somalia targeting the wrote on Instagram. many were killed,” Awdheegle burned, it said. forces had repelled the mili - assets of other Gulf states. We’re devoted to the classic. But reject the status quo. We keep the best of the past. The best watchmaking practices, TUDOR the best designs. And push the boundaries of what’s new. Born for a purpose. Field-tested to the extreme. For those who are up for anything. Those who face their fears. Those who re- invent themselves every day. 7XGRU%RXWLTXH$O.KDOLID$YHQXH A TUDOR is #BornToDare 0DQDPD.LQJGRPRI%DKUDLQ THURSDAY, AUGUST 15, 2019 02 Leadership congratulated over Bahrain team’s soccer triumph Bahrain won West Asian Football Federation Crown yesterday after defeating Iraq She also extended a similar HH Shaikh Nasser cable of congratulations on this • occasion to His Highness Shaikh bin Hamad Al Khalifa Nasser. congratulated She also congratulated the Bah- the national team rain Football Association (BFA) players who shined chairman and board members, technical and administrative as ambassadors of staff and players on clinching the Bahraini sports. championship and honouring the Kingdom of Bahrain. He commended HH Shaikh Nasser The Bahrainis won the title af- the• players for their ter defeating hosts Iraq 1-0 in an Highness Shaikh Nasser bin exciting final played at a packed dedication and Hamad Al Khalifa congratulated Karbala International Stadium. determination, which HM King Hamad bin Isa Al Khal- Isa Ali Mousa scored the winning enabled them to ifa on the achievement. goal. triumph and clinch He also extended congratu- The Bahraini team reached the lations to His Royal Highness final of the tournament after lead- the Championship. Prime Minister Prince Khalifa bin The Bahrainis won the title after defeating hosts Iraq (1-0). ing Group B with seven points Salman Al Khalifa and His Roy- from a win over Jordan and an- Manama al Highness Prince Salman bin HH Shaikh Nasser bin Hamad Asian Football Championship, directives to youth and sports in other against Kuwait and a draw Hamad Al Khalifa, Crown Prince, Al Khalifa congratulated the na- hailing the administrative and the Kingdom of Bahrain. with Saudi Arabia. ahrain has clinched the Deputy Supreme Commander tional team players who shined as technical staff. She sent two cables of congrat- The tournament was launched West Asian Football and First Deputy Premier. ambassadors of Bahraini sports Council of Representatives ulations to His Royal Highness on July 30 with the participation BChampionship after beat- He paid tribute to HM the King, and reflected the Kingdom’s foot- Speaker Fawziya Zainal congrat- Prime Minister Prince Khalifa bin of nine teams divided into two ing Iraq in the final match. hailing royal support to the sport ball strides. ulated His Majesty over the soc- Salman Al Khalifa and His Roy- groups, the first included Pales- His Majesty’s Representative movement which bore fruit and He commended the players cer victory. al Highness Prince Salman bin tine, Syria, Iraq, Yemen and Leb- for Youth and Sports Affairs enabled national teams to shine for their dedication and deter- She sent a cable of congratula- Hamad Al Khalifa, Crown Prince, anon, while the second included and Supreme Council for Youth and achieve landmark successes mination, which enabled them tions to HM the King, hailing the Deputy Supreme Commander Bahrain, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and Sport (SCYS) Chairman His and achievements. to triumph and clinch the West unwavering royal support and and First Deputy Premier. and Jordan. THURSDAY, AUGUST 15, 2019 03 The Ministry of Health• has taken a number of measures in recent years to improve health services in the Kingdom. Rare honour for MoH It will be mandatory Accreditation earned for quality of care, service delivery and using best practices for• all hospitals in Bahrain to co-operate the programme is designed to must be provided and it’s avail- with the national focus on quality and safety ability must be updated elec- ambulance system. throughout all aspects of an tronically,” an SCH official said. organisation’s services - from The National Ambulance TDT | Manama governance and leadership to Service was launched on June Mohammed Zafran direct care and infrastructure 15, this year. The service was - to benefit patients, clients, activated at 13 centres and will he Kingdom’s public residents, staff and volunteers. cover all governorates by the health sector has re - A detailed study was conduct- end of this year. Tceived one of the world’s ed by the Canadian body before The initiative aims to improve prestigious honours. granting the accreditation. The the quality of ambulance ser- This came as the Ministry of report mentioned that Bahrain vice provided for citizens and Health was granted a Diamond has met international standards residents. Level Accreditation Certificate on 99.1 per cent of the factors. The project, which is man- by the Accreditation Canada The commission had assessed aged by the Interior Ministry, International Commission. the ministry on the quality of operates within the highest lev- The ministry received a de- care, service delivery and using el of discipline in performance tailed letter from the commis- best practices. and competency to ensure fast sion, commending the best “The achievement represents response to medical emergen- health standards maintained international recognition for cies by benefiting from the best by the health authorities in the the Kingdom’s public health international experiences in Kingdom. care. This confirmed that we this field. The commission stated that are in line with the national The project includes linking the Kingdom’s primary health strategic goals,” the Ministry of the operation rooms with the care sector deserves a special Health stated. The National Ambulance Service will cover all governorates by the end of this year. latest communication and con- praise. The Diamond Level Ac- The Ministry of Health as trol systems and Geographical creditation is the highest of its well the Supreme Council for that it will be mandatory for all quired to provide information “The hospitals may not re - Security System to ensure swift kind.