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| Africa Horn |
| Federals and Ethiopia troops fight Shaboobs in Bay region |
| 2013-09-09 |
| BAIDOA, Somalia -- Somali Federal Government troops backed by Ethiopians reportedly fought a fierce battle with Al Shabaab militants in Qansah-Omane vicinity of Bay region on Saturday afternoon, Garowe Online reports. Local sources say that the fighting lasted for an hour with witnesses reported that Al Shabaab fighters Mohamed Aro As, the mayor of neighbouring Bay regional district of Bardaale said by telephone from an area close to the battlefield according to him, “We disbanded them [Al Shabaab] forcefully ,also we seized ammunition and weapons”. On their side, Al Shabaab officials didn’t provide details to Somali media. Qansah-Omane 24 KMs away from Baidoa, the administrative capital of Bay region had been one of few places remaining under the control of Al Shabaab. |
| Posted by:Steve White |