Sunday, January 11, 2009

Heavy fighting breaks out in Gedo region,jubbaland state of somalia


BARDHERE GEDO (jubbaland state) -Heavy fighting between jubbaland state soldiers accompanied and Islamist al- alshabaab insurgents has broken out in Bardhere town in Geda region, southern Somalia jubbaland state early on Sunday morning, Residents say that the fighting has started about 02:00 local time in Kilaliyow Mountain which is 12 kilometers north of Bardhere town in Gedo region and jubbaland soldiers and the Somali Islamist insurgents have exchanged heavy weapons which could be heard in all the areas around the town during the fighting. jubbaland army causes severe losses to shabaab terrorist, jubbaland army spokesman Col. Warfaa Sheik Aden known as (Farole),he said that they were more casualties including deaths and wounds on Al-shabab jehadist ,Reports from Bardhere town say that the fighting was stopped and the situation returned calm.The jubbaland state troops help the transitional government oust Islamists from the capital, Meanwhile,
JUBBALAND ARMY troops accompanied by Somalia militia took control of some towns in Gedo region in Southern Somalia. The towns were under the control of Somali Islamists al-shabaab before jubbalad army seized them. The heavily armed Ethiopian troops were accompanied by Somalia militia led by Gen- abdi egal jama pm. Barre Adam Shire Hiraale and mp. Nuur Mataan both of whom are members of the interim Parliament. pm. Hiraale has been the leader of the jubbaland army controlling parts of Southern Somalia including the strategically important port city Kismaayo until they were forced from power by Islamist forces. The towns the jubbaland army took control of include Buule Hawo and Buur Dhuubo and it is reported that they are now headed to other towns in the Gedo region. It is known jubbaland troops will move their operations to kismayo , jubbaland state capital very soon.

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