TIYEEGLOW (RBC) Somali government forces have on Friday captured Tiyeeglow town, 100-km south of Xudur town in Somalia’s Bakool region, official told RBC Radio.
Xudur district commissioner, Mohamed Moalim told RBC Radio that the troops reached the town after heavy gun battle between the government security forces and Al Shabab fighters on Friday afternoon.
“We are in full control of Tiyeeglow town and the security forces are now securing the area.” he told RBC Radio on phone on Saturday morning.
According to local sources the fighting started late on Friday after Somali government forces backed by local militia attacked the town. At least 10 people were killed.
Tiyeeglow, one of five Bakool regional districts has been under the control of the militant group of Al Shabab since late 2008. The group now controls Xudur town, the region’s capital city after the withdrawal of the Ethiopian forces in mid March.
RBC Radio
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