Somalia: Federal Government and ethiopian forces liberate strategic town of Hudur from al-Shabaab
Somali Government forces aided by battalions from the neighboring country of Ethiopia have liberated Bakool regional capital of Hudur from al-Qaeda linked al-Shabaab fighters on Friday, Garowe Online reports.
Before the allied forces began to thrust into the strategic town of Hudur, they Thursday afternoon clashed with al-Shabaab militants in Teed village which lies about 30 km from Hudur according to witnesses. 12 persons from the opposing sides were confirmed dead, Bakool region adminstration disclosed.
African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) , on its twitter feed said: “AMISOM and Somali National Froces have captured Hudur town, regional capital of Bakool province”.