Somalia: Somalis Flee Hudur After Al-Shabaab Takeover

Mogadishu — A climate of fear and uncertainty has settled over of Hudur in south-western Somalia since al-Shabaab re-took the town last Sunday (March 17th) from retreating Somali and Ethiopian forces, residents say.

About 2,000 Hudur residents fled from the return of the militants, who had blockaded the town and cut off food supplies since allied forces forced al-Shabaab to relinquish control of the Bakol regional capital in March 2012.

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