Tuesday August 22, 2017
African Union and Somali forces have captured a strategic town in Somalia, All Africa reported yesterday.
The town of Bariire, 27 miles from Mogadishu, was retaken along with a strategic military base in the Al-Shabaab stronghold. A fierce gun-battle with Al-Shabaab forced the group to retreat after the African Union and Somali national army attacked from three different sides of the town.
Baiire was a key town to retake for the African Union and Somali troops as Al-Shabaab was using the strategic military base to launch attacks in the capital Mogadishu.
Al-Shabaab calls for the implementation of a strict version of Islamic law. The group regularly conducts improvised explosive attacks across the country to destabilise the government and security forces.