Somalia: Heavy Clashes Start in Southern Region

Yed — Heavy fighting between Harakat Al-shabab fighters and TFG soldiers has started in parts of Bakol region in southern Somalia, witnesses told Shaaficiyah on Monday.

Locals said that the fighting started at Yed village in Bakol region in the border between Ethiopia adding that both the fighters of Harakat AL-shabab and government soldiers exchanged heavy weapons which the people expressed concern due to fears of their own lives.

No real casualties have been reported so far as sources around where the fighting continued said the Islamist forces of Harakat Al-shabab took over the control of the village in Bakol region.

Harakat Al-shabab controls both Bay and Bakol regions in southern Somalia since they forcibly took them over the transitional government administration.

It is too difficult to get confirmed information from there due to lack of telecommunications as the people in the village told Shaaficiyah that the Islamist forces took over completely about the management of the village in Bakol region in south of the country.

Witnesses told shaaficiyah that the government soldiers went to the side of the Somali region in Ethiopia especially Barey town and the latest reports from the region say that the situation returned calm.

Shaaficiyah Media