Islamist Militants Seizes Town Near Ethiopian Border

The Al-Shabaab militant group has taken over a formerly government-held town in southern Somalia after Somali military forces left, reports the Garowe Online (Somalia), citing local officials and residents.

Elberder, which sits near the border with Ethiopia, had been used as a base for newly trained Somali government forces from the southern part of the nation,

Heavily armed Al-Shabaab fighters entered the town and took control while the government forces retreated across...