Somali and African Union forces have cleared pockets of al-Shabab resistance from Elasha Biyaha, a region west of Mogadishu and home to more than 400,000 internally displaced refugees. Somali and AU fighters seized control Afgoye Friday, a major town in Elasha Biyaha. They have also reopened the road between Afgoye and Mogadishu. Somali officials say […]
Somali, AU Forces Clear Last of al-Shabab Near Afgoye
Posted May 27th, 2012 at 5:20 pm (UTC-5)
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AU, Somali Troops Make ‘Strong Progress’ Against al-Shabab
Posted May 23rd, 2012 at 4:05 pm (UTC-5)
African Union and Somali officials say their troops have made “strong progress” in a fast-moving offensive to capture a key al-Shabab rebel stronghold northwest of the capital, Mogadishu. A statement issued Wednesday said troops were advancing to the area of Elasha in the strategic Afgoye corridor between Mogadishu and the regional capital, Baidoa, and that […]
AU, Somali Troops Battle al-Shabab in Major Offensive
Posted May 23rd, 2012 at 1:45 pm (UTC-5)
African Union and Somali officials say troops are locked in heavy fighting with al-Shabab fighters outside the capital, Mogadishu, in a fast-moving offensive to capture a key militant stronghold. A commander on the ground told VOA troops were advancing to the area of Elasha, the center of a sprawling camp with an estimated 400,000 refugees. […]
AU, Somali Troops Battle al-Shabab in Major Offensive
Posted May 23rd, 2012 at 10:50 am (UTC-5)
African Union and Somali officials say troops are locked in heavy fighting with al-Shabab fighters outside the capital, Mogadishu, in a fast-moving offensive to capture a key militant stronghold. A commander on the ground told VOA troops were advancing to the area of Elasha, the center of a sprawling camp with an estimated 400,000 refugees. […]
AU, Somali Forces Move on Al-Shabab Stronghold
Posted May 22nd, 2012 at 11:20 am (UTC-5)
Pro-government forces in Somalia are trying to seize a militant stronghold near a massive refugee camp outside the capital, Mogadishu. African Union peacekeepers and Somali government troops launched an operation Tuesday targeting the al-Shabab-controlled town of Afogye. Witnesses reported heavy fighting in an area known as the Afogye corridor. The corridor includes camps for about […]
AU, Somali Forces Move on al-Shabab Stronghold
Posted May 22nd, 2012 at 8:55 am (UTC-5)
African Union and Somali government forces are attempting to seize a militant stronghold outside Mogadishu. The operation launched Tuesday near Somali capital targets the al-Shabab-controlled town of Afgoye, site of a massive camp for internally displaced Somalis. Witnesses reported heavy fighting between the two sides. An African Union statement described the offensive as a “carefully […]
At Least 17 Killed in Somalia Fighting
Posted May 9th, 2012 at 11:30 am (UTC-5)
A Somali lawmaker says at least 17 fighters with militant group al-Shabab have been killed in fighting with Ethiopian and Somali government troops. Parliament member Mohamed Mashru tells VOA the troops attacked an al-Shabab base Wednesday at Agab-Bedey village, near the Somali town of Hudur. Mashru says he saw the bodies of the al-Shabab fighters […]
Mortar Attack Kills 7 in Somali Capital
Posted May 8th, 2012 at 6:50 am (UTC-5)
Witnesses say a mortar attack in the Somali capital, Mogadishu, has killed seven people. The witnesses said Tuesday that the victims of the overnight shelling included a family with two children. Security in Mogadishu has improved since Somali and African Union troops pushed al-Shabab militants out of the city. But attacks still continue, including a […]
UN, AU, IGAD Warn Against Spoiling Somali Transition
Posted May 1st, 2012 at 12:05 pm (UTC-5)
The United Nations, African Union and an East African bloc are warning they will impose sanctions on anyone who tries to disrupt Somalia’s move toward a new constitution. In a joint statement Tuesday, the U.N., AU, and the Intergovernmental Agency on Development, or IGAD, said Somalia is at a critical juncture, and too much is […]
Blast Kills At Least 10 In Somali Town
Posted April 9th, 2012 at 11:35 am (UTC-5)
An explosion in the Somali town of Baidoa has killed at least 11 people and injured more than 30 others. A witness told VOA that a thermos filled with explosives was placed in a local market and was detonated Monday afternoon. The regional governor, Abdifatah Mohamed Gesey, told VOA that “more than 10” people were […]
