Somalia — The Islamist forces have imposed curfiew to Beledweyn town over night in central Somalia, officials told Shabelle radio on Friday.

Reports from Beledweyn town in Hiran region say that the Islamist officials of Hizbul islam decided to impose curfiew to the town for reasons to assure the security of the town.

More Islamist fighters with many battle wagons led by Sheik Abdirahman Ibrahim Ma'ow, the former governor of the transitional government who recently joined the Islamist organization of Hizbul Islam took over the control of the town from the government soldiers in over the recent days after the TFG troops peacifully left it.

Salad Farah Sabrie, one of the Islamist officials of Hizbul Islam told reporters that they imposed the curview to the town to assure the security of the town pointing out that they were new to the town adding that the curfeiw will begin at 9:00 pm local time and will end at 6:00 early morning.

The curvier imposed to Beledweyn town comes as the transitional government soldiers in the region are in Elgal village about 15 kilomitres norht of the Beledweyn town in central Somalia.