Somalia, AU forces recapture regions in southern Somalia

Source: Xinhua| 2017-05-28 01:20:01|Editor: yan
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MOGADISHU, May 27 (Xinhua) -- Somalia National Army (SNA), backed by African Union peacekeeping troops, on Saturday recaptured several locations in southern Somalia.

Information Minister for Southwest State Ugaas Hassan told Xinhua by phone that the joint forces conducted successful operations north and south of Baidoa town.

"SNA, AMISOM and Southwest State forces liberated many areas in the north and south of Baidoa town, including Gof-gudud location, which was under terrorist militants in recent past," Hassan said. "There was no resistance from the militants so far and the operation will continue."

AMISOM refers to the African Union Mission in Somalia, a regional peacekeeping mission operated by the African Union with the approval of the United Nations.

Al-Shabaab militants captured the Gof-gudud location, about 35 km north of Bay region, on May 9. They also killed at least six Somali soldiers and injured several others in a landmine blast there in the same region.

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