Off the wire
• UN chief welcomes removal of chemical weapons from Libya  • U.S. set to launch first mission to collect asteroid sample  • Chinese premier urges Beijing, Manila to jointly bring ties back on normal track  • 1st LD: Syria denies using poisonous gas in Aleppo  • Zimbabwe relaxes visa controls for Seychelles  • Tanzania's August inflation drops to 4.9 pct  • Germany's benchmark DAX index closes down  • S. African stocks slip 0.39 pct on Thursday  • Chinese premier eyes stronger capacity, investment cooperation with Laos  • Urgent: Syria denies using poisonous gas in Aleppo  
You are here: 　 Home

AU forces capture key location from Al-Shabaab in S. Somalia

Xinhua, September 9, 2016 Adjust font size:

The African Union (AU) peacekeeping troops backed by Somali National Army (SNA) captured a key location in southern Somalia from Al-Shabaab militant group Thursday.

"Our AU forces, together with SNA, took control of Abdalla Birole location. The militants fled the area and there were no casualties during the operation from our side," AU Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) Force Spokesman Joe Kibet told Xinhua by phone.

Abdalla Birole location lies about some 60 kilometers west of Kismayo town, the administrative capital of southern Somalia's Jubaland State. Enditem