AMARA, Somalia – The forces of the federal government of Somalia with the help of the local clan militia have taken full control of the town of Amara in the southern Mudug region.
The Deputy Minister of the Ministry of Information, Abdirahman Yusuf Adala, confirmed the takeover as he is currently in the city. He added the forces are chasing the Al-Shabaab militants who fled the area.
The militants who were in the town of Amara left there after they got information about the Allied forces approaching Amara, which is located near Ba’adweyne, another town recaptured on Sunday.
The Minister said Amara has been controlled by the group for many years, and now the army is conducting operations in the whole area to ensure security and remove the IEDs.
The government forces and local residents have driven Al-Shabaab out of many areas in the Mudug region, where the president of Somalia Hassan Sheikh is temporarily based.
Last year, The federal government launched a large-scale offensive against al-Shabab in the Mudug and Galgaduud regions in central parts of the country.
Clan militias also provided support to the forces, which, the government said are on course to finish the first phase of the operation which aims to capture remaining areas in Galmudug.
