Somali elite troops have retaken control of Al-Shabaab bases following an operation in Middle Shabelle region, officials said on Tuesday. Muse Nur Shueyb, the deputy district commissioner of Bal'ad district on security affairs told the state-owned media that the troops raided seized villages under the control Al-Shabaab.
He stated that the forces engaged Al-Shabaab in brief gun battle during the liberation of Daniga, Barwaqo, Garas-weyn and Walamoy villages, all located outside Bal'ad town.
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