Al-Shabaab Takes Over 2 Towns In Lower Shahelle
May 15 2015
The Al-Shabaab militant group has captured two government bases in southern Somali, says a government official cited by the Voice of America News.
The atatckers were armed with maching-guns and rocket-propelled grenades, reported Bloomberg News.
The assaults on Friday were made agaginst the towns of Awshedle and Mubarak, both in the Lower Shabelle Region, about 75 km (46 mi) west of the capital Mogadishu, said the governor of the region.
Several soldiers were reported...
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