AMISOM has noted false claims of an alleged attack on its convoy by ISIS. No AMISOM convoy or personnel has been hit by any elements.
An incident involving an IED was reported in Arabisca, after an AMISOM convoy had plied the route. AMISOM condemns such false propaganda.
AMISOM statement came as ISIL has claimed it attacked a convoy of military vehicles carrying AMISOM soldiers with roadside bomb last in Taredishe area near Mogadishu.
According to a statement, ISIL said explosive device detonated by Islamic state fighters has destroyed a military armored vehicle belonging to African Union forces in Tardishe area outside Mogadishu.
If confirmed, it will be the first attack by Islamic state fighters in Somalia.
