Somalia: Al-Shabaab Commander Says Government Forces Are Powerful

Al-Shabaab militant's top commander Sheikh Hassan Dahir Aweys said Somali government forces and African Union troops (AMISOM) are powerful than his militias, Radio Garowe reports on Saturday.

Aweys a former leader of Hizbul Islam militias and strong commander of Al-Shabaab, the Al-Qaeda linked militia in Somalia confirmed that government forces and AMISOM troops seized districts from their militias in Mogadishu and Southern Somalia after heavy fighting in the past months.

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