 Baraawe 01 May. 06 ( Sh.M.Network) Militias designed to guard off lower Shabelle region coasts and sent by Juba valley coalition authority have reached Barawe town of the region on Monday to prevent piracy. The militias who landed the port town of Barawe were part of troops allotted to be coast guards patrolling the regional coast which was unsafe for the past months after group of pirates armed with machine guns and rocket propel grenades started hijacking ships and vessels on the water indiscriminately. The administrator Barawe district in lower shabelle region Abdulahi Halane (Dhuhulow) told Shabelle radio in the telephone line that the militias had two speedy boats mounting with heavy machine guns. He said his administration is collaborating with Juba Valley in terms of security. | Real coast guards or just another gang? |
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