Fri Apr 30, 2010
At least 10 people have been killed and over 20 others injured in heavy clashes between al-Shabab fighters and pro-government Ahlu Sunnah Wal Jama militiamen in central Somali regions of Galgadud and Hiran.
The fighting broke out on Thursday in the central Somali village of El Bahay, 80 km north of Guriel, in Galgadud region. Six militants were killed in the ensuing heavy gun battle.
“We attacked and captured the area from our foes. It is part of our plans to expand our grip on territories in central regions," said an al-Shabab official. Ahlu Sunnah's Grand Chairman Ma'alin Mohammud Sheikh Hassan confirmed the fighting but refuted claims of losing the area to al-Shabab.
Al-Shabab also carried out attacks on a military base used by government troops and Ahlu Sunnah fighters near Beledweyne, the administrative capital of Hiran region. Local residents said four died during the fight.
“Today we attacked a training base used by government troops and their Ahlu Sunnah collaborators. We captured the base and some weapons," said Yussuf Ali Ugas, al-Shabab commander in Hiran region.
A Somali government official said that al-Shabab fighters attacked the base but stated that they were repelled.
Somalia has been overwhelmed by unrest since the 1991 ouster of the dictator Mohamed Siad Barre.
Over 20,000 people have died since early 2007 after Ethiopia invaded Somalia. Militants now control large swaths of land in the country over which the weak, Western-backed central government has limited authority.
According to the UN figures, more than 1.4 million Somalis are displaced inside the country and some 570,000 live as refugees in neighboring countries.
Source: PressTV.
Link: http://edition.presstv.ir/detail/124933.html.
At least 10 people have been killed and over 20 others injured in heavy clashes between al-Shabab fighters and pro-government Ahlu Sunnah Wal Jama militiamen in central Somali regions of Galgadud and Hiran.
The fighting broke out on Thursday in the central Somali village of El Bahay, 80 km north of Guriel, in Galgadud region. Six militants were killed in the ensuing heavy gun battle.
“We attacked and captured the area from our foes. It is part of our plans to expand our grip on territories in central regions," said an al-Shabab official. Ahlu Sunnah's Grand Chairman Ma'alin Mohammud Sheikh Hassan confirmed the fighting but refuted claims of losing the area to al-Shabab.
Al-Shabab also carried out attacks on a military base used by government troops and Ahlu Sunnah fighters near Beledweyne, the administrative capital of Hiran region. Local residents said four died during the fight.
“Today we attacked a training base used by government troops and their Ahlu Sunnah collaborators. We captured the base and some weapons," said Yussuf Ali Ugas, al-Shabab commander in Hiran region.
A Somali government official said that al-Shabab fighters attacked the base but stated that they were repelled.
Somalia has been overwhelmed by unrest since the 1991 ouster of the dictator Mohamed Siad Barre.
Over 20,000 people have died since early 2007 after Ethiopia invaded Somalia. Militants now control large swaths of land in the country over which the weak, Western-backed central government has limited authority.
According to the UN figures, more than 1.4 million Somalis are displaced inside the country and some 570,000 live as refugees in neighboring countries.
Source: PressTV.
Link: http://edition.presstv.ir/detail/124933.html.
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