Shabelle Media Network (Mogadishu)

Somalia: Allied Forces Pull Out of Kismayo

2 October 2012

Kismayo — Somali and the African Union forces are reportedly pulling out of Somalia's port city of Kismayo, once an Al shabab stronghold, witnesses said.

Locals confirm that the coalition forces went back to their former military bases on the outskirts of Kimayo, and the circumstances behind the withdrawal are currently unclear.

Kenyan troops from AMISOM, along with the Somali National Army (SNA) entered the southern port city of Kismayo on Monday, three days after launching a beach assault that forced Al shabab fighters to flee at midnight.

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