Shabelle Media Network (Mogadishu)
1 May 2011
Garbahaarey — After heavy and deadly clashes, Somali interim federal government and Al shabaab, which the United States described as a terrorist group, have separately claimed victory over fighting that took place in parts of Gedo region in southern Somalia.
Mohamoud Sayid Adam, a Somali MP in battle zones in southern Somalia, told Shabelle, a local radio station based in the seaside Mogadishu that Somali forces allied with Somalia’s moderate Sufi group of Ahlu Sunna Waljama ASWJ fighters have conducted operations in areas where Al shabaab stayed at.
Mr. Adam said the operation followed when Al shabaab has stopped all movements of a road linking between Belet Hawo and Garbaharay from from buses and people to use.
The Somali lawmaker went on to say at least 10 Al shabaab fighters have been killed during the confrontations there while dozens more injured.
For his part, a spokesperson for Al shabaab group, Sheikh Abdi-aziz Abu Mus’ab says his fighters have the upper hand in the duration of the clashes.
He claimed they seized two military vehicles and a lot of weapons from Somali forces and Ahlu Sunna fighters.
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