By Aweys Osman Yusuf
Galka'yo 22, August. 06 ( Sh.M.Network) Reports from Mudug region say that heavily armed forces reportedly combined of Ethiopians and PuntLanders, the Somali autonomous region in northeast Somalia, have seized Bandiriley, a village 60 km away from Galka’yo in Mudug region.The Union of Islamic Courts spokesperson in Galinsor about 100 km south of Galka’yo, Mahamood Mohammed Juma’ale known as Ago-weyne, has confirmed to Shabelle in a telephone interview that an exchange of fire took place between a few number of Islamists in the area and the Ethiopian troops.
The Islamist did not say any casualties on their side.
These assorted troops are reported being led by Abdi Qeybdid, a previously chased tribal warlord from Mogadishu, who also was a member of the defeated US backed Anti-terror Alliance.
Islamists in Galinsor accused Ethiopia and Puntland of forcefully capturing Bandiriley, threatening they would attack back if the Ethiopians did not withdraw.
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