Somalia: Somali Government Forces Regain Control of Wargaadhi After Heavy Clashes With Al-Shabaab

Strategic military base in the balance as al-Shabaab battles Somali army for control

Army officer says al-Qaeda linked militants have taken the Somalian town of Wargaadhi after ‘fierce fighting’

Al-Shabab battles Somalia’s army for strategic military base

The armed group says it seizes control of Wargaadhi town and its military base, but the Somali army denies the claim.

Al-Shabaab terrorists attack strategic army base in Somalia, multiple casualties on both sides

Al-Qaeda-affiliated group claims to have overrun army base in Wargaadhi, but Somali Defense Ministry denies and says it remains under military control - Anadolu Ajansı

Al Shabaab battles Somalia's army for control of strategic military base

MOGADISHU - Al Shabaab fighters battled Somali troops and allied forces for control of a strategic army base in central Somalia on Thursday, the government and a military official said, as the al Qaeda-linked militants tried to extend recent gains in the region. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Somalia: Somali Government Forces Regain Control of Wargaadhi After Heavy Clashes With Al-Shabaab

Somali government forces, along with local militia forces, have successfully repelled an early morning attack by the Al-Shabaab militant group in the Wargaadhi area of Middle Shabelle region.

The key military base control in Wargadi would allow Al-Shabaab to disrupt the road linking the capital, Mogadishu, with the state of Galmudug, a vital corridor for military and logistical displacement. On Thursday, Al-Shabaab’s terrorist group faced Somali army forces and allies during an attempt to seize a strategic military base in Wargadi, the region of Somalia. Al-Shabaab combats the army and takes strategic city was first published in Lati…