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| Al shabaab retakes town vacated by AU troops | |
| 2016-04-28 | |
| Armed fighters from the Al-Qaeda linked Al Shabaab have re-seized Janaale town in southern Somalia, after the African Union forces who controlled the town for hours withdrew, residents said on Wednesday. The town is situated in Lower Shabelle region, some 110Km, south-west of Mogadishu. Residents said that Ugandan troops serving with AMISOM and a unit of SNA abandoned the town and other nearby settlements on Tuesday. Afterwards, gun totting Al-Shabaab militants arrived without meeting resistance. After Janaale seizure, Al-Shabaab commanders have addressed the local people, and urged them to work with the jihadist movement, according to local residents who spoke to Radio Shabelle by phone.
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| Posted by:Steve White |