Al-Shabaab and RRA forces clash in Bakool
Posted: Tue Feb 10, 2009 12:03 pm
http://www.mareeg.com/fidsan.php?sid=10438&tirsan=3
Most news orgs, including Mareeg.com are reporting this as a clash between "government" troops and al-Shabaab, but they are in fact the forces of deputy governor of Bay, Shine Moalin Nurow. As far as I know, he hasn't endorsed Sharif's election and isn't part of his government, and considering his position within the old Ethiopian-backed RRA I doubt he would.
This has a bit of backstory, Shine Moalin Nurow threatened to attack al-Shabaab last week to retake Baydhabo:
http://allafrica.com/stories/200901290402.html
Most news orgs, including Mareeg.com are reporting this as a clash between "government" troops and al-Shabaab, but they are in fact the forces of deputy governor of Bay, Shine Moalin Nurow. As far as I know, he hasn't endorsed Sharif's election and isn't part of his government, and considering his position within the old Ethiopian-backed RRA I doubt he would.
This has a bit of backstory, Shine Moalin Nurow threatened to attack al-Shabaab last week to retake Baydhabo:
http://allafrica.com/stories/200901290402.html