Somalia: AU troops cautions Al-Shabab

The African Union troops in Somalia have on Monday sent warning massage to the movement of Al-Shabab.

“It is something very important for the Somali people to clearly understand why our forces are here in Somalia, we as peacekeeping troops and nothing beyond, we have no any other mission in Somalia, and whichever militant group aggressively attacks our troops, we shall not just watch what they are doing at us, but react if all means available” said Major Barigye Bahouku the spokesman of the African Union troops in Mogadishu speaking to Somaliweyn Website.

The fighters on Al-Shabab have some 2 days ago seized control of Dhusamareb town the headquarters of Galgadud region in central Somalia, after they have overpowered the fighters of Ahlu-Sunnah Waljama who were in control of the town.

But after heavy fighting between the two parts warriors the town has fallen back into the hands of Ahlu-Sunnah Waljama agin.

Al-Shabab has urged the Somali people to support their concept against the current government of Somalia and the presence of the African Union troops.

“The so called government of Somalia and the so called African Union troops are the vanguards of the western countries” said an officer in the movement of Al-Shababa.

According to a very genuine data collected by Somaliweyn Website more than 45 people have died in the battle between Al-Shabab and Ahlu-Sunnah Waljama including innocent civilians, and 70 were wounded.

Source: Somaliweyn.
Link: http://www.somaliweyn.org/pages/news/Jan_10/4Jan22.html.