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Puntland Forces Reclaim Town From Al-Shabaab
[RADIOSHABELLE] The regional forces in the Puntland...a region in northeastern Somalia, centered on Garowe in the Nugaal province. Its leaders declared the territory an autonomous state in 1998. Puntland and the equally autonomous Somaliland seem to have avoided the clan rivalries and warlordism that have typified the rest of Somalia, which puts both places high on the list for Islamic subversion... region of Somalia have recaptured Af Urur, a strategic town from al-Shabaab ...  the Islamic version of the old Somali warlord...fighters on Friday, August 17 without a battle. Captain Said Mohammed Diriye said the town, whose main road links the cities of Garowe, Bosaso and the Somali capital Mogadishu, was retaken by his forces without a fight. Puntland has its own government and security forces patrolling its territory but Diriye said Al Qaeda-linked al-Shabaab fighters had captured the town last month. Al-Shabaab aims to expel the African Union ...a union consisting of 53 African states, most run by dictators of one flavor or another. The only all-African state not in the AU is Morocco. Established in 2002, the AU is the successor to the Organisation of African Unity (OAU), which was even less successful... -mandated peacekeeping force from Somalia, topple its central government and establish an administration based on its strict interpretation of Islamic sharia law. Posted by: Fred 2018-08-18 |
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