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AU troops take back Somali town from Al-Shabaab

Xinhua, January 25, 2017 Adjust font size:

The African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) said its troops and the Somali army have recovered the southern Somali town of Badade, near the Kenya-Somali border, from the extremist group Al-Shabaab.

In a statement on Tuesday, the AMISOM said the joint force inflicted heavy casualties on Al-Shabaab militants during the operation.

The militants reportedly launched a counter-offensive to retake Badade on Tuesday afternoon.

Located some 200 km south of Kismayo, Badade is a key coastal town in southern Somalia's Lower Juba region. The town fell to Al-Shabaab after Kenyan forces serving with AMISOM withdrew from it in January, 2016.

Al-Shabaab still controls some areas in central and southern Somalia. It has carried out frequent attacks in the country in its decade-long fight against the government. Endit