Somali troops recapture Kudhaa coastal town after fierce clashes with al-Shabab
Somali forces retake coastal town of Kudhaa after heavy fighting with al-Shabab
KUDHAA, Somalia — Somali government troops backed by the elite Danab commandos and Jubbaland regional forces have retaken the coastal town of Kudhaa after heavy fighting with al-Shabab, officials said Thursday.
Military officials said the clashes began before dawn a day earlier when al-Shabab fighters launched an attack on the area in Somalia’s Lower Juba region. The battle ended early Thursday after government-aligned units surrounded the…