Somalia: Al Shabaab Retakes Small Town in Middle Shabelle Region

The Al Qaeda-affiliated Somalia-based Al Shabaab militants have wrested full control of a key town located in the country's southern Middle Shabelle region last night, residents said.

The residents who spoke to Radio Shabelle on condition of anonymity said armed fighters in pickups mounted in machine guns took over Basra near Bal'ad without a battle.

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