| I don't think anybody's surprised. The warlords have the capability to kick the Islamic Courts out, but not the will. |
 (SomaliNet) Somalia government troops who had been in Bur-hakaba town of Bay region in southwest of Somalia are confirmed to have withdrawn from there overnight as Islamist fighters retook the town peacefully and more likely to advance towards Baidoa city, the base of the unsteady government. There were inconsistent reports over their departure from there.
| “Some reports say the retreat of the government forces from Bur-hakaba town was based on difference among the army commanders...” |
Some reports say the retreat of the government forces from Bur-hakaba town based on difference among the army commanders while other sources say the governmentÂ’s pull back came after mounting more pressure from yesterdayÂ’s fight outside BuÂ’ale city, the capital of middle Juba region, where the Juba Valley Alliance militia was overrun by Islamists. Government soldiers with allegedly Ethiopian forces that seized control of Bur-hakaba town on October 21 pulled back from the town midnight. |