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| Africa Horn |
| Somali army, Shaboobs duke it out near Bulo-burde |
| 2015-01-02 |
| Somali National Army forces are reportedly to have clashed with Al Shabaab militants in a town, 40Km away from Bulo-burde, in central Somalia’s Hiran region, official said on Thursday. The deadly battle flared up after heavily armed fighters from Al Shabaab militants launched an ambush attack against pickup trucks with aid food from Jalalaqsi town to Bulo-burde town, few Kilometers from Baladweyne, the HQ of Hiran region. Gen, Mohamud Mohamed Qafow, told Shabelle Media in Mogadishu that Al Shabab agents ambushed the aid vehicle but said its forces repulsed and the militants off from area. A witness told Shabelle Media that they heard several thunderous explosions during the fighting between Somali National Army forces are and Al Shabaab militants near Bulo-burde town. The latest reports from the battle zone indicated that the situation returned back to normal on Thursday after Al Shabab militants fled from the road where Somalia force were passing at the time of the attack. |
| Posted by:Steve White |