Hiiraan Online Staff
Friday, April 01, 2011
The heavy shelling is said to have destroyed residential buildings although no human casualties have been reported thus far. The affected areas of the town were also the scene of fierce fighting between Alshabab and the allied Government and Raaskamboni forces last week in which Alshabab remained in control of the town.
Witnesses told HOL that the heavy shelling into Dhobley town was coming from Kenyan Somali border, with residents of the town fleeing back to villages around Dhobley town from where they had come back a week earlier.
Reports speak of heavy military movement, with Alshabab fighters said to have encircled Dhobley town where as Somali government and Raasbamboni forces are in an area known as Haar-Haar between Kenya and Somalia in no man's land.
Alshabab officials accuse the Kenyan army of participating in the Dhobley town shelling, but there has been no response from the Kenyan government denying or confirming this.
Dholey town in Lower Jubba Region of Somalia which is also close to the Kenyan Somali border, has been the scene of fierce fighting for the last few weeks where the Alshabab and the Somali government with their Raaskamboni allies each wants to bring it under their control.