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[ShabelleMedia] The reports from the Middle Shabelle region, southern Somalia indicate that heavy fighting broke out on Sunday morning in Juhay area near Adan Yabaal.Sunday’s battle between Somali troops and local community fighters on one side and al-Shabaab
...... Somalia's version of the Taliban...Arabic for
students...
, functioning as an arm of al-Qaeda...
began after an attack on the area, which is under the control of the murderous Moslems.
Some reports suggest that warplanes have taken part in the offensive against al-Shabaab that military officials said dealt a major blow to the murderous Moslem group.
The main aim of the ongoing battle is to push al-Shabaab out of Adan Yabaal, which is the final pocket of the snuffies in the Middle Shabelle region, where they held for 15 years.
The situation on the ground remains tense with both sides making military movements that could lead a full-blown war in the region, which borders the capital, Mogadishu.
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...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...
Transition Mission in Somalia [ATMIS], and the US Africa Command.
Experts say should the forces manage to secure the town from the hands of al-Shabaab
...... the personification of Somali state failure..., then it means it will take much less time than before to liberate most areas within Middle Shabelle. The al-Shabaab holy warriors are synonymous with the Middle Shabelle region which they have been controlling for the last couple of months.
The Somali National Army has made significant gains in the region as al-Shabaab continues to lose ground according to reports from the government. To fight back, the group has been waging retaliatory attacks mainly targeting innocent civilians, government officials, and security forces.