 Fighters from al-Shabab have won control of several Somali towns and cities |
Somali al-Shabab fighters have defeated Ethiopian troops and recaptured the town of Dinsor in the Bay region.
On Tuesday, Ethiopian troops attacked and forced al-Shabab fighters who controlled the strategic Somali town of Dinsor, 30 km south of Baidoa out of the city.
On Tuesday, Ethiopian troops attacked and forced al-Shabab fighters who controlled the strategic Somali town of Dinsor, 30 km south of Baidoa out of the city.
Witnesses told Press TV correspondent in the region that fierce fighting had erupted when Al-Shabab fighters attacked Ethiopian soldiers, driving them out of the town after two hours.
The Ethiopian troops withdrew to Baidoa.
The Ethiopian troops withdrew to Baidoa.
Meanwhile, Kenya said on Wednesday that it had no plan to deploy peacekeeping troops to neighboring Somalia.
Kenyan Foreign Affairs Minister, Moses Wetangula, said his country will instead help the war-ravaged country in training its forces.
"We will not deploy any troops to Somalia but we are willing to contribute in building Somalia. Kenya will continue training Somali customs officials, immigration officers, army personnel and border guards to help them safeguard their nation," Wetangula said after meeting Somali's acting President and Somali Parliament Speaker, Sheikh Adan Mohammed Nur Modobe, in the Kenyan capital of Nairobi.
The Somali acting President is in Kenya to pave the ways for "a fair and free Presidential elections".
Kenyan Foreign Affairs Minister, Moses Wetangula, said his country will instead help the war-ravaged country in training its forces.
"We will not deploy any troops to Somalia but we are willing to contribute in building Somalia. Kenya will continue training Somali customs officials, immigration officers, army personnel and border guards to help them safeguard their nation," Wetangula said after meeting Somali's acting President and Somali Parliament Speaker, Sheikh Adan Mohammed Nur Modobe, in the Kenyan capital of Nairobi.
The Somali acting President is in Kenya to pave the ways for "a fair and free Presidential elections".
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