Somalia: Military Movement Continues in Hiran Region, People Start Displacing From Houses

Beledweyn — Military movements between the transitional government of Somalia and Harakat Al-Shabab Mujahideen are continuing in parts of Beledweyn town of Hiran region in central Somalia as the people started displacing from their houses in the town on Thursday morning.

More government soldiers from the Somali region under the control of Ethiopia had reached at Kala-beyrka intersection, Ba'da and other villages around Beledweyn, the centre of Hiran region and made military operations in the areas which caused more of the residents to start displacing from their houses due to fears of clashes between the two sides.

Reports form Beledweyn town say that more government soldiers from Fer-fer and Mustahil villages in the Somali region in Ethiopian had continued making military movement and most of the residents in areas could be seen displacing for fears of fighting between Harakat Al-shabab Mujahideen and Government troops.

Ahmed Osman Inji, the commander of the transitional government troops for Hiran region said in an interview with Shabelle radio that they had concluded their military amass that they would take over the control of the region and there is no comment from the side of Al-shabab administration in the region so far.


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