The troops loyal to General Abdullahi Ali Anod moved from a nearby Shalanbod and rolled into Marka city, which has been changed hands between al-Shabaab
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Somalia's version of the Taliban, functioning as an arm of al-Qaeda...and Somali forces.
"Somali forces loyal to general Ali Anood who turned to renegade after he was sacked by President Farmaajo days ago seized the port city of Marka," said a local resident.
The city has been fully retaken by Somali and African Union
...a union consisting of 53 African states, most run by dictators of one flavor or another. The only all-African state not in the AU is Morocco. Established in 2002, the AU is the successor to the Organisation of African Unity (OAU), which was even less successful...
forces in 2012 from al-Shabaab following an offensive which also led to the liberation of key other towns.