On Tuesday, a military helicopter from the African Union peacekeeping mission in Somalia crashed at the airport capital Mogadishu and caught fire, the state-run SONNA news outlet reported.
In an X post SONNA said the helicopter from the African Union Support and Stabilization Mission in Somalia was carrying eight personnel when it crashed during landing, adding that the fire had been contained.
However it was not immediately clear whether there were casualties. An AUSSOM spokesperson could not be immediately reached for comment.
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It was not immediately clear whether there were casualties. An AUSSOM spokesperson could not be immediately reached for comment.
AUSSOM has over 11,000 personnel in Somalia to help the country’s military counter Islamist group al Shabaab.
The al Qaeda affiliate has been fighting for nearly two decades to topple Somalia’s internationally-recognised government and establish its own rule based on a strict interpretation of sharia law.
