(SomaliNet) The president of the semi autonomous region of Puntland in northeast Somalia Mr. Adde Muse Hersi said on Saturday the fighting in Bargale settlement, in Bari province is between what he called ‘The fugitives of the | Gen. Muse added that the fighting also involved the US Marines in the Horn of Africa coast. |
Puntland president hoped that his troops will clean what he called ‘the terror groups’ from the hideouts in mountains of the coastal area of Bargale. There is no information on the result of the casualty of the fighting in that area.
Last Thursday, armed groups believed to be including foreigners reached Bargale where they had clashed with the local militia supported by the Puntland forces. The CNN (Cable News Network) reported on Friday that the US Navy Destroyer warship in northern coast of Somalia struck suspected al-Qaeda operatives believed to be hiding in the mountains near Baar-gaal settlement in the semiautonomous region.