By Shafi’i Mohyaddin
Saturday, March 22, 2014
Mogadishu (HOL) - As Somali government force backed by African Union troops have intensified military operations across south-central Somali regions capturing another important town in the lower shabelle region on Saturday.
The Allied forces launched an offensive on the town from two directions early on Saturday morning and finally seized it after engaging in fierce fighting with the militants.
According to residents the fighting lasted about an hour before the Al-Qaeda-proxy militants were ousted of the town.
Qoryooley is the 7th major town that falls into the hands of Somali government forces for the past several weeks as a result of the intensifying combat operations against Al Shabab militants in the country.
“The town seems to have completely fallen into the hands of Somali government forces and the African Union peacekeepers” a resident who demanded anonymity told the media.
The forces are now conducting house-to-house search operations trying to tighten their grip on the town.
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