Al Shabaab Captures Area Abandoned by AMISOM, also Ambushes Government Convoy

Al Shabaab has captured Buq-Gosar village after the Ethiopian contingent previously stationed in the area abruptly left. The Ethiopians have still not yet explained why their troops quit the village despite having intelligence reports that al Shabaab terrorists had established temporary bases nearby. The village of Buq-Gosar is situated near Beledweyne – a town in...