Somalia: Govt Troops Recapture Towns From Al Shabaab

25 October 2008

Somalia's government has claimed success after launching organized military operations to recapture several towns from Islamist insurgents, Radio Garowe reported Saturday.

Col. Abdullahi Hassan Barise, spokesman for the national police command, told reporters that government forces recaptured towns in Bay and Bakool regions.

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