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| Last Updated: Apr 3, 2012 - 2:47:55 AM |
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Somalia: PM suggests end of Al Shabaab in the near future
21 Feb 21, 2012 - 7:36:47 AM
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MOGADISHU, Somalia Feb 21 2009 (Garowe Online) – Prime Minister Abdiweli Mohamed Gaas who spoke to the BBC said that the government plans to expel Al Shabaab from southern Somalia in the upcoming days, Garowe Online reports.
Prime Minister Gaas and Speaker of Parliament Sharif Hassan Sheikh Adan both spoke to the BBC said that with the support of Kenyan and Ethiopian troops that Al Shabaab would be expelled from their remaining strongholds in southern Somalia.
“The governments plan in the upcoming days is to rid Al Shabaab from regions in Bay, Bakool and Lower Jubba,” said PM Gaas.
Sharif Hassan reiterated the government strategy adding that it will be fulfilled with the support of the allied forces stationed in southern Somalia.
“I expect in the near future that Al Shabaab will be rid of in Somalia with the help of Kenya and Ethiopia because they are merely bringing harm to Somalis living in their regions,” said Sharif Hassan.
Ethiopian and TFG troops have recently entered the regions of Bay and Bakool.
6 dead in Bay region
At least 6 people have died and 10 others injured in the south central city of Berdale after an IED was detonated destroying a cargo truck instantly killing the passengers and injuring nearby pedestrians.
The cargo truck was coming from the region of Gedo which Ethiopian and TFG troops recently departed from. The death toll could rise due to the many injured in critical condition.
Local authorities cannot confirm but speculate that the IED was planted by Al Shabaab agents that have gone on a defensive after Ethiopian and TFG troops have entered the region.
Unconfirmed reports say that Al Shabaab insurgents have gone on the defensive sending most of their agents to protect Baidoa capital of Bay region which is a strategic stronghold in Bay for the terrorist organization.
GAROWE ONLINE
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