A still from the video shows Shabaab fighters firing as they walk towards Kenyan positions that are covered in orange tarpaulins. (Al-Kataib)
ANALYSIS
A video released by the Somali militant group Harakat al-Shabaab al-Mujahideen on 9 April depicting an attack on an African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) base suggests the Kenyan defenders were well-armed yet put up little resistance.
The 48-minute high-resolution video showed militants overrunning the AMISOM base at El-Adde (Ceel Cadde) on 15 January. The Kenyan authorities have acknowledged the attack took place, but have refused to disclose how many soldiers were killed or captured. A spokesman for the Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) has dismissed claims that nearly 200 died.
The Shabaab video gave no precise death toll, but showed many dead Kenyan soldiers, saying more than 100 had been killed.
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