Somali forces seized several villages from al Shabaab fighters in the central region of the country after an offensive was launched to secure roads blocked by the militants.
The government of Somalia has declared new offensives to re-open and secure roads blocked by Al-Shabaab fighters after they were defeated by allied forces. Abdi Dahir Gure, Bula-Burde district commissioner who confirmed the seizure of the villages said the forces secured roads linking Bula-Burde-Mahas towns.
Al-Shabaab blocked off the major roads entering several towns in Hiiraan region including Bula-burde, Mahas, and Jalalaqsi in 2014 after the group lost control of the towns to Somali forces backed by AMISOM.
