Somalia: AMISOM and Government forces capture al-Shabaab bases outside Kismayo
Officials in Somali government says the national army allied with the African Union forces seized several strategic positions that had been under the control of the al-Shabaab for the past three years.
Mohamed Farah, the spokesman of Somali forces in Jubba regions, told Shabelle Media by phone that the allied forces took full control of the last al-Shabaab pockets located on the outskirts of west of the port town of Kismayo during armed confrontations over the last two days.
“We attacked al-Shabaab fighters on Sunday in the strongholds and killed at least 4 combatants during the combat near Kismayo city,” he said.