Somalia: ​Al Shabaab seizes town after Somali forces pullout

EL BARAF, Somalia – Heavily armed Al Shabaab militants have wrested full control of a key district in southern Somalia on Wednesday morning after the withdrawal of government troops, Garowe Online reports.
A resident said Somali National Army (SNA), along with African Union forces abandoned El Baraf town in the Middle Shabelle region, allowing Al Shabaab fighters to seize it without encountering a resistance.
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Source: http://www.garoweonline.com/

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