Somalia: Bomb blast in Beledweyne
5 Jan 5,
BELEDWEYNE, Somalia Jan 5 2012 (Garowe Online) - A bomb blast went off Wednesday night when a grenade was thrown at a military convoy that was passing by in the city of Beledweyne capital of Hiran province, Radio Garowe reports.
Local forces alongside Ethopian troops recently conducted military operations that forced Al Shabaab insurgents to flee the city of Beledweyne which was a stronghold for their terrorist organization.
Local sources say that a grenade was thrown at a military convoy that had conducted the military operations that led to Al Shabaab insurgents fleeing the city although the are no reports of deaths that have surfaced from the blast.
The local forces in Beledweyne alongside Ethiopian troops conducted searches of homes in the area, reports say that some people were arrested on charges of suspicion.
The Transitional Federal Government (TFG) have intensified their fight against Al Shabaab. Al Shabaab retreated from Mogadishu the capital last August, although they continue to wage attacks on AMISOM peacekeepers and TFG troops.
African Union have requested to boost AMISOM peacekeepers from 12,000 to 17,700 to continue to intensify the military actions against Al Shabaab insurgents within southern Somalia.
Source http://www.garoweonline.com/artman2/publish/Wararka_19/Somalia_Bomb_blast_in_Beledweyne.shtml
BELEDWEYNE, Somalia Jan 5 2012 (Garowe Online) - A bomb blast went off Wednesday night when a grenade was thrown at a military convoy that was passing by in the city of Beledweyne capital of Hiran province, Radio Garowe reports.
Local forces alongside Ethopian troops recently conducted military operations that forced Al Shabaab insurgents to flee the city of Beledweyne which was a stronghold for their terrorist organization.
Local sources say that a grenade was thrown at a military convoy that had conducted the military operations that led to Al Shabaab insurgents fleeing the city although the are no reports of deaths that have surfaced from the blast.
The local forces in Beledweyne alongside Ethiopian troops conducted searches of homes in the area, reports say that some people were arrested on charges of suspicion.
The Transitional Federal Government (TFG) have intensified their fight against Al Shabaab. Al Shabaab retreated from Mogadishu the capital last August, although they continue to wage attacks on AMISOM peacekeepers and TFG troops.
African Union have requested to boost AMISOM peacekeepers from 12,000 to 17,700 to continue to intensify the military actions against Al Shabaab insurgents within southern Somalia.
Source http://www.garoweonline.com/artman2/publish/Wararka_19/Somalia_Bomb_blast_in_Beledweyne.shtml
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