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Somali Gov't, Al shabab claim victory over Bay,Bakol fighting
(Sh. M. Network)-Both Somali government and the Islmaist snuffies of Al shabab officials have on Thursday claimed a major victory over a fierce battle took place on Wednesday Somalia's southern regions of Bay and Bakol.According to Ali Aden, Somali MP who is in the region told Shabelle Media that the allied forces (Somali and Æthiopians) have inflicted upon the snuffies of Al shabab a heavy and irreversible loss of life during the attack at Awdinle and Qansah-Dheere towns in Bay region, south Somalia. For their side, Al shabab officials who talked ta rebel-run local radio station rebuffed TFG's claim, saying that they have killed at least 10 Somali and Æthiopian combatants in their ambush attack on a convoy belonging to the coalition forces. Conflicting sides,Somaliagovernment and Al shabab rebel's claims could not be independent verified since there were no any further self-determining details Posted by: Fred 2012-05-11 |
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