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| Africa Horn |
| Puntland state forces withdraw from Galgala Mountains |
| 2014-01-27 |
| [Shabelle] Puntland ...a region in northeastern Somalia, centered on Garowe in the Nugaal province. Its leaders declared the territory an autonomous state in 1998. Puntland and the equally autonomous Somaliland seem to have avoided the clan rivalries and warlordism that have typified the rest of Somalia, which puts both places high on the list for Islamic subversion... army forces have withdrawn from the Galgala Mountains after they raided bases used by Alshabab wing of the Northern parts of Somalia. The forces peacefully took over the bases used as training camps from the Alqaida affiliate in Puntland. The forces have now returned to Bosaso town the headquarter town of Bari region of Somalia. Punt land state security minister told the press that they killed 3 Alshabab fighters and two of them sustained injuries however sources in the town told Shabelle radio that they have seen forces belonging to the Puntland forces who sustained injuries of different degrees during their arrival |
| Posted by:Fred |