...... Somalia's version of the Taliban, functioning as an arm of al-Qaeda...The fighting started after al-Shabaab holy warriors attacked the government and their allied regional army base and there were reports that both sides used different types of weapons.
Officers of the SouthWest Army said that they defended themselves from the al-Shabaab attack and suffered heavy losses in the war while inflicting casualties on the opposing side.
The latest reports from Hudur district indicate that the situation in the area is calm and the movement of people, transport, and business are working normal hours later.
Hudur District, the capital of Bakool Region, is one of the districts besieged by al-Shabaab since 2014 after the group lost key towns in the province, located near the Æthiopia border.