...... Somalia's version of the Taliban, functioning as an arm of al-Qaeda...bad boys, who have been wreaking havoc on innocent civilians and members of security forces, who are fighting to control the region.
The national army recaptured Goofgaduud Burey village within Southwest state, in what officials termed as a "significant step" towards stabilization of the Horn of Africa nation. The village, which is situated about 30 kilometers west of Baidoa, was lost to al-Shabaab on Sunday before being recaptured on Wednesday.
According to locals, security officers entered the town without much resistance, an indication that the murderous Moslems have been diffused following systematic campaigns that have left them completely dismembered. The district had fallen to al-Shabaab after the withdrawal of Somali troops from the area.
The Somali National Army [SNA], African Union
...a union consisting of 53 African states, most run by dictators of one flavor or another. The only all-African state not in the AU is Morocco. Established in 2002, the AU is the successor to the Organisation of African Unity (OAU), which was even less successful...
Transition Mission in Somalia [ATMIS] troops, and local militia have been using the town for a strategic offensive against the bad boys. Baidoa is the regional administrative capital of Southwest State and could be the center of struggles in the coming weeks.
The takeover took place a few days before the army with assistance from international partners killed over 45 al-Shabaab murderous Moslems in the neighboring Bakool region, with at least five foreigners dying in the ambush. The ambush also comes days before Somalia starts the second phase of operations against al-Shabaab.