Somalia's Al Shabab Islamic resistance movement marched through the streets of a town inside the Horn of Africa country. Despite claims by the US-backed transitional regime, the resistance to imperialism continues., a photo by Pan-African News Wire File Photos on Flickr.
Saturday, April 20th, 2013 at 09:25 am
SOMALIA: Assistant district commissioner shot dead near Buurhakaba town
By Abdi Muse
On February the African Union troops in Somalia [AMISOM] backing Somali government forces have taken control of the town of Buurhakaba town.
Buurhakaba (RBC)-- A senior assistant of Buurhakaba district commissioner of Somalia’s Baay region was abducted and killed by Al Shabab fighters near Buurhakaba town on Friday afternoon, officials confirmed.
The district commissioner’s aide Ibrahim Shaati Laawe was shot to dead after he was abducted from a local transportation together with another man. The other man who is not named was taken hostage by the the extremist fighters.
Buurhakaba districy commissioner Ahmed Garuun said that the incident took place near Buurhakaba town as the assistant commissioner and other people were traveling to Baydhabo, the region’s capital.
“We are now going to consider the security situation of the road that links to Baydhaba.” the commissioner said. “We mourn the loss of the Ibrahim Shaati Laawe.” he added.
The pair were busy nowadays in helping local NGO in distributing aid food to the internal displaced peoples in the area.
Pro-Al Shabab website reported that fighters from Al Shabab took the men as hostages on Friday afternoon on the road and executed one of them.
On February the African Union troops in Somalia [AMISOM] backing Somali government forces have taken control of the town of Buurhakaba town, a former stronghold of al-Shabab about 240-kms south of Somalia capital, Mogadishu.
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