EL BUR, Somalia Jun 10 2012 (Garowe Online) – The waning terrorist organization Al Shabaab, has captured El Bur from allied forces on Sunday, Radio Garowe reports.

El Bur a town in south central Somalia was captured by Al Shabaab insurgents after allied forces retreated Sunday morning. It is unclear why Ahlu Sunnah and Ethiopian forces vacated the town of El Bur, but sources say that there was a delay in reinforcements.

Ali Godane the Al Shabaab spokesman confirmed that the town of El Bur was captured by the militants. “The allied forces fled from the town carrying the injured after our agents handed a crushing defeat to the infidels,” said the spokesman.

El Bur a former stronghold for the Al Shabaab was captured when pro government Ahlu Sunnah and Ethiopian troops entered the strategic town located in the region of Galgudud.

Residents of El Bur said that the situation is calm but residents are gripped with fear.

“There's still sporadic gunfire, but right now things have calmed down for the most par. People however, are extremely worried about what’s going to happen,” said Mohamed Khalif.

The Transitional Federal Government has yet to release a statement on the Al Shabaab advancement.

Al Shabaab’s control in southern Somalia has depleted over the past months, with allied forces advancing on the terrorist organization’s bases in southern Somalia.

GAROWE ONLINE