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| Africa Horn |
| Senior Shaboob sighted in Mudug |
| 2014-02-17 |
| GALKAYO, Somalia -- Residents of Mudug regional district of Harar-Dheere confirmed that senior Al Shabaab official came in under tight security ahead of anticipated assault on the militant group’s bases in central Somalia, Garowe Online reports. According to independent sources, Al Shabaab fighters were accompanying Fuad Mohamed Khalaf (Fuad Shangolle) who reportedly escaped from Galgaduud region town of El Bur on Saturday. Eyewitnesses also tell that hundreds of Al Qaeda inspired fighters from Hiraan regional district of Bulo Barde poured into Harar-Dheere as Ethiopian-AMISOM troops prepare for major assaults on Al Shabaab-held areas. The group’s representative to Galgaduud region, Hassan Yacqub Sunday urged the locals to resist Ethiopia incursion and take the weapons. “We are required to prepare for an attack on our long-time enemy of Ethiopia, from the source to the sink of Galguduud, you must show your support,” he said. |
| Posted by:Steve White |