Ahlu Sunnah vs. Al-Shabaab in Hiiraan
Hiiraan (SDN) -Heavy fighting between the militant groups of Al-Shabaab and Ahlu Sunnah has been reported in the town of Goobo in Somalia’s Hiiraan region.
3 fighters are dead and many others are injured after heaving shelling and gunfire. Witnesses told SDN the fighting has ceased and Goobo remains quiet at this hour. They also say the town is still under Al-Shabaab control.
The region of Hiiraan is highly militarized and is currently the site of fighting on several different fronts between transitional federal government forces, Ahlu Sunnah, and Ethiopian armed forces on one side and Al-Shabaab who they believe is a threat to peace on the other.
SDN-Hiiraan