Somalia – BAY REGION OFFENSIVE
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STORY: SOMALIA - BAY REGION OFFENSIVE
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DATELINE: FEBRUARY 22, 2013
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BAY REGION, SOMALIA (FEBRUARY 23, 2013)
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Wide of AMISOM soldiers marching
2. Medium shot of soldiers on the move
3. Soundbite (English) Brigadier Michael Ondoga, AMISOM Uganda Contingent Commander:
“The troops are in good shape, their moral is high, everything is going on well, we are not meeting any resistance yet from al-Shabaab, all they do when they see us moving towards them is to run away, so things are moving on well and I’m sure in a few days to come we’ll be in Buurhakaba.”
4. AMISOM soldiers walking past a tank
5. AMISOM soldiers walking in front of a military truck
SCRIPT:
Somali government forces with the support of African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) are on a sustained offensive against the handful of al-Shabaab bases left in the country’s Bay Region.
The securing of the key towns of Dardan and Jirada-Kullow today (February 25) raises to six the number of strategic positions captured by the allied forces in less than ten days. This renewed offensive follows last week’s recovery of the towns of Aw-dheegle, Jannale and Barrire in lower Shabelle and the Jowhar airfield in Middle Shabelle.
The allied forces are currently moving to secure other towns along the strategic Afgooye-Baidoa corridor, as militants from the Al Qaeda-linked terror group flee without putting up resistance.
“The troops are in good shape, their moral is high, everything is going on well, we are not meeting any resistance yet from al-Shabaab, all they do when they see us moving towards them is to run away, so things are moving on well and I’m sure in a few days to come we’ll be in Buurhakaba,” said Brigadier Michael Ondoga, AMISOM’s Uganda Contingent Commander:
AMISOM’s civilian component has been engaging with local leaders and administrations in the recovered districts to discuss activities that can be undertaken immediately to enhance security and protect the hard won military gains.
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