Residents in townships nearby Badhadhe town of Lower Jubba region in southwestern Somalia said on Friday that tension of fighting has mounted between TFG soldiers backed by Kenyan army and Al-shabab fighters for the control of the town.
Both TFG soldiers and Al-shabab are making military maneuvers and movements in the areas near the town of Badhahdhe which is now under the control of Somali government troops and Kenyan army, witnesses say the town and its neighboring villages is tense this morning and residents are worry about the military movement between the two rival sides.
The tense started after a large number of Somalia's Al shabaab, which US alleges to be Al Qaeda's surrogate in the horn of Africa nation, moved towards military basements near the town of Badhdhe which is manned by the fighters loyal to TFG.
The town of Badhahde and some of its surrounding villages fell into the hand of Somalia government on Thursday after the Al-shabab fighters withdrew from them after facing a major joint offensive.
Kenyan which has sent troops into Somalia last October is playing a key role war of Al-shabab fighters, whom Nairobi blames, a spate of killings and kidnappings in its territories.
Neither the Somalia government nor Al-shabab has spoken so far about the tense fighting in southwestern Somalia on Friday.
Source:Shabelle Media
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