South West announces operations to restore security in Buurhakaba

MUQDISHO (Goobjoog News) — The South West State of Somalia has announced that operations are underway to restore security and order in the town of Buurhakaba in the Bay region, after forces loyal to the former president of that administration, Abdicasis Hassan Mohamed Laftagareen, entered the area.

A spokesperson for the South West administration stated that the operations are being conducted in cooperation with the Federal Government of Somalia, emphasizing that groups accused of collaborating with Al-Shabaab, which pose a threat to the security and order of Buurhakaba, will not be tolerated.

Reports from the town indicate that the forces loyal to Laftagareen entered the city following a battle with the forces of the Federal Government of Somalia and those of the South West administration.

Some media outlets have reported that these forces claimed to have taken control of the town, although the security situation in some areas still requires further verification.

This tension comes at a time when the political and military conflict between supporters of Laftagareen and the South West administration led by Sheikh Aadan Mohamed Nur (Aadan Madoobe) is intensifying.

So far, there has been no official information regarding the casualties resulting from the battles and the outcome of the operations that the South West administration claims to be conducting in the town.