MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) – Intense clashes erupted between Somalia’s military and Jubaland’s Darwish forces in Raskamboni, situated on the southern fringe of Somalia’s border with Kenya, simply hours after the federal authorities airlifted seven planeloads of troops to the strategic city on Tuesday, as tensions with Jubaland’s management escalated to a important stage, Caasimada On-line information web site reported.
In response to native sources, the 2 rival forces, which had been amassing troops for the previous 24 hours, clashed for the primary time, triggering a long-anticipated battle that has loomed over the area since Ahmed Madobe’s controversial declaration to carry a unilateral oblique election—opposed by the federal authorities—culminating in his victory for a 3rd time period on Monday.
Casualties on either side haven’t been instantly recognized.
A short assertion from media retailers affiliated with Jubaland claimed that the preventing erupted when Somali authorities troops launched an assault on the positions of regional Darwish forces, though this assertion has but to be independently verified.
“The militias deployed by the federal authorities over the previous two days to Raskamboni in Badhadhe district, pushed by political motives, launched an assault on Jubaland troops stationed within the space,” the assertion reads.
“The valiant Jubaland forces, who’re concurrently combating the Khawarij group [Al-Shabaab], efficiently repelled the militias introduced in from Mogadishu, geared toward undermining the safety and stability loved by the folks of Jubaland.”
The preventing comes because the Somali federal authorities seeks to claim management over all cities beneath Jubaland’s administration, excluding Kismayo, the place long-time chief Ahmed Madobe’s entrenched energy stays unshakable, whereas making an attempt to impress defections inside the Jubaland Darwish forces and deploying hundreds of troops on two fronts—Elwak and Raskamboni—in a bid to weaken Madobe’s place and drive him to both capitulate or face isolation in his energy base. learn extra
