Mogadishu (Gubta.com) Government forces backed by African peace keeping forces have taken control of Boondhere village after bitter fighting with Islamist insurgents.
Witnesses say that the fighting between the government troops and Islamist insurgents started at eight o’clock in the morning. Apparently at eleven o’clock the government forces took control of the village from Islamist insurgents, [...]
Oct 17 2010 | Posted in
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Mogadishu (Gubta.com) Uganda is to send more peacekeepers to Somalia to reinforce the African Union forces in Mogadishu. This will bring the total number of African soldiers to 7,000. Lt. Col. Felix Kulayigye, the army Spokesman, said “the deployment will boost the capacity of African Forces to neutralize the militants”.
In the meantime, the AU forces have [...]
Sep 9 2010 | Posted in
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The transitional government forces have pushed towards the Karan district today forcing the rebels to flee.
Military spokesman said government forces attacked insurgent base near the old stadium. He added we came close to capturing Kaysane hospital but had to pull back as the area is ridden with mines and bubby trapped.
The insurgents launched a counter [...]
Aug 12 2010 | Posted in
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Mogadishu (Gubta.com) Major Barige Ba-Hoku issued a press release on today’s suicide blasts saying they had foiled the blasts aimed at the airport.
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Al Shabab today launched a suicide attack at the Airport but were foiled by the African troops guarding there.
At around 2.15pm local time, two vehicles attempted to breach the airport defences.
The first [...]
Aug 4 2010 | Posted in
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