...... the Islamic version of the old Somali warlord...fired mortar shells at a newly liberated town in central Somalia Somalia, eyewitnesses reported, in yet an attempt to disrupt ongoing plans to install civilian administration after more than a decade of under holy warriors' control.
Witnesses said at least six mortar shells landed in Harardhere town on Wednesday night but no casualties were reported. The Somali Army has been patrolling the town in recent weeks after it was liberated from al-Shabaab snuffies in January this year.
Federal government officials in the town confirmed that the mortars landed in civilian villages but did not comment on any potential casualties.
Whenever the group attacks the military, it either uses the Improvised Explosive Devices [IEDs] and, or mortar shells according to security experts.
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The attack comes barely a week after security forces led by the Somali National Army killed over 60 al-Shabaab snuffies within the area. The snuffies engaged in a fierce shootout with security forces at El-Qabobe village about 30 kilometers south of Harardhere town.Early this year, the Somali National Army with the help of international partners among them the US Africa Command, 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...
Transition Mission in Somalia [ATMIS], and local militia, captured Harardhere town along with Gal'ad from the snuffies following fierce battles that lasted almost for a week.
Previously, Harardhere was the hub of pirates in Somalia, with the goons managing to hijack giant ships until 2011 when they were flushed away. It was later taken over by al-Shabaab, which first rose up against the government in 2007 before pledging its allegiance to al-Qaeda.
The government of Somalia is set to activate the second phase of operations against the al-Shabaab extortionists and has since requested backing from non-ATMIS troops from Kenya, Djibouti, and Æthiopia.
The contingent will serve in the country for three months under the command of the Somali National Army, President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud revealed.
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