Somalia: Laftagaren forces take Qansah-dhere, west of Baidoa

Somalia: Laftagaren forces take Qansah-dhere, west of Baidoa

MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) – Forces loyal to Abdiasis Laftagaren, Somalia’s former Southwest leader, captured the strategic town of Qansah-dhere in the Bay region on Thursday without a gunfight, local media reported. The town, 90 kilometers west of Baidoa, is the first to pass fully out of federal control since a military offensive launched by the Somali […]

Somalia: Laftagareen-Aligned Forces Take Control of Qansaxdheere

BAIDOA, Somalia — Forces aligned with former South West State President Abdiaziz Hassan Mohamed Laftagareen on Thursday took control of Qansaxdheere district in Bay region, approximately 90 kilometers southwest of Baidoa.