Somali forces seize Runirgoud town from Al-Shabaab militants
Somali National Army soldiers. Somalia’s onslaught on militant group Al-Shabaab gained new ground after forces seized Runirgoud town on December 23, 2022. PHOTO | FILE | NMG
Somalia’s onslaught on militant group Al-Shabaab gained new ground after forces seized Runirgoud town, the last bastion of the extremists in Middle Shabelle, about 240 kilometres north east of the capital Mogadishu.
According to Gen Abdullahi Ali Anod, the spokesman of Somalia’s Ministry of Defence, a contingent of the Somali National Army supported by local vigilantes captured Runirgoud from Al-Shabaab on Friday.
