Somalian army retake key town from al-Shabab terrorists

Security forces retook a key town in Somalia’s central Mudug region from al-Shabab terrorists on Sunday, officials said.

The town was recaptured by the Somali army alongside central State of Galmudug forces after fierce fighting with the al-Qaida-affiliated terrorists, forcing them to escape, according to Ibrahim Mohamud, a local official from where the operation took place.

He said some government soldiers were injured in the fighting.

He said the town is completely under the control of the joint forces.

“Government soldiers are now heading to Sigro village controlled by the terror group,” he added.

On Saturday, the Somali military and regional paramilitary forces recaptured from al-Shabab the small town of Ba’adweyne, also in the Mudug region.

Al-Shabab has been behind hundreds of terrorist attacks over the years, including a 2017 bombing in the capital Mogadishu that took some 600 lives, the worst attack in the Horn of Africa country’s history.

Source: Horseed Media