caydarus Posted October 12, 2011 TFG officials have on Tuesday toured parts of the Somali capital, where TFG and AU troops have seized from Al-Shabaab rebel group following the Monday clashes in north of the city.Led by state Minister for defence Mohamud Maalim Noor, the officials visited most of the areas fled by the rebel group. Addressing the press inside the Barakat headquarters in Ex-Control Bal’ad, the state minister praised the government troops for their milestone achievement during the recent clashes in the area.He urged them to continue serving the nation and restore law and order in the country. Al-Shabaab rebel group in the Somali capital, Mogadishu, has pulled out of its positions in Suqa Holaha (Livestock market) for fear of attacks from TFG and AU forces, locals say.Reports say locals are fleeing their homes, fearing deadly clashes between remnant militant fighters and TFG forces but the area still remains calm.Business centers and public transport in the area is reportedly operating as usual despite the prevailing tension in the area.The area is one of the few areas under the rebel control. AU and TFG forces have on Monday launched attacks on militant strongholds in north of the capital, Mogadishu.Somalia’s military Gen. Abdikarin Yussuf Adan Dego-badan has promised to continue and extend their offensives against Al-Qaeda inspired rebel group to other parts of the country.Speaking to the media in the frontline, Gen. Dego-badan appealed to the youth not to be lured into militancy and urged those who are already involved to surrender and join the government forces in defending the public.He thanked the general public for their support in ensuring extremist do not hide in their areas, saying that their support has saw the government troops overrun militant bases in Hiliwa district.AU and TFG forces have on Monday driven the rebel group out of its remaining stronghold in the capital, Mogadishu.Areas liberated from the militant group includes SOS Hospital, forma Pasta Factory and several other areas in north of the capital city. African Union peacekeeping forces in Somalia have said they took control of the entire city from Al-Shabaab rebel group following Monday’s deadly clashes in the capital, Mogadishu.African Union mission in Somalia spokesman, Paddy Ankunda, said they jointly together with TFG troops flushed Islamist rebels out of their remaining strongholds in the capital Mogadishu.Ankunda said they captured Huriwa district after a joint operation by the government and AMISOM (peacekeepers) on Monday morning.He said they pushed Al-Shabaab to an area out of mortar range of civilians.He added that it has been a big achievement to remove Al-Shabaab from the city, and put an end to the fighting that disrupted so many lives, saying that protection of civilians from the sort of last week’s terror attack remains the biggest challenge.The new offensive comes just four days after an Al-Shabaab truck bomber killed over 70 people in Mogadishu. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
caydarus Posted October 12, 2011 Al Shabaab on the back foot Mogadishu appears to be safer and more secure than in years It is a big achievement to remove (al-Shabab) from the city, and defeat them also to put to an end the fighting that disrupted so many lives. But the challenge is now to protect civilians from the sort of terror attack. i hope one day one time Al-Shabab will be judged harshly for the lives they took and the atrocities they committed, let us support of all peace-loving Somalis to help our somali military and amisom to restore peace and stability to the countary, We have to retaliate against al-shabaab (khawaarij) for burning our people to death. Somalis fought colonialists before and al-Shabab is a new colonialist.They are not Muslims. They are misinterpreting the religion and have made our blood their business,They have shuttered the dream of the somali future by suicide bombing every great step to change the somali future one was hotel shamo and few days ago was the student who got the turkish scolarship. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites