http://edition.cnn.com/2015/09/03/afric ... index.html
A source from Somalia's security services told CNN that at least 25 Somali government troops were killed in the fight. Twelve Ugandan soldiers also were killed,
The attack by the Somali terrorist group occurred on a remote African Union base in the town of Janaale. It was the largest loss sustained by the Ugandan contingent of the AU Mission to Somalia, or AMISOM, since 2012.

Why does al-Shabab target hotels? On 1 November, al-Shabab militants attacked a hotel in the Somali capital, Mogadishu, killing 15 people. It was the latest in a series of attacks on hotels by the Islamist group. The BBC's Mary Harper explains why hotels are so important to doing business in the Somali capital and how al-Shabab targets them.
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-34745495