Somali Forces Retake Island Overrun by Al-Shabaab Militants

Somali forces retake island overrun by Al-Shabaab militants

Regional forces in Somalia said they had taken back control of a strategic island on Thursday, a day after it was overrun by heavily armed Al-Shabab militants. The Al-Qaeda-linked Al-Shabaab, which has been fighting an insurgency against the Somali state for around two decades, stormed Kuday island in the southern state of Jubaland on Wednesday in a bid to retake an area that was once an operational base for the group. The group has been on the …

Somalia: Jubbaland forces retake island overrun by al-Shabaab militants

Regional forces in Somalia said they had taken back control of a strategic island on Thursday, a day after it was overrun by heavily armed al-Shabab militants.