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Somali military denies vacating from town in Middle Shabelle region
[ShabelleMedia] Somali military has denied reports that the army forces, along with locals have withdrawn from a key town in Middle Shabelle region.Speaking to Shabelle radio, Abshir Ahmed Ali, an army officer, denied rumors circulating on social media regarding their withdrawal from Runir-God, a town that was recently captured from al-Shabaab  ...... the personification of Somali state failure...— an al Qaeda — linked group. Runir-God, a town in Middle Shabelle region that lies some 264 km away from the capital Mogadishu. "We are still in the town. We did not vacate from Runir-God town. Our troops will continue hunting al-Shabaab and liberating more towns from the bad boys", Ali added. The al Qaeda-linked group lost key towns in the region to the recent military operation by Somali national army backed by Ma’wisley, a self-styled militia group. Being driven from key towns in south and central Somalia, the al-Shabaab group still hold large swaths in rural areas and carry out deadly attack in the capital Mogadishu and elsewhere. Posted by: trailing wife 2023-02-06 |
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