The armed group says it seizes control of Wargaadhi town and its military base, but the Somali army denies the claim. Al-Shabab fighters sit on a truck as they patrol in Mogadishu, Somalia, in ...

Wargaadhi is the second-largest military base for the Somali National Army in the Middle Shabelle region, following the strategic town of Adan Yabaal, which was previously seized by al-Shabaab.

Wargaadhi is a strategically important location for ongoing operations aimed at dismantling Al-Shabaab's presence in Central Somalia. The Somali government had previously stated that any temporary ...

Armed assailants hijacked seven passenger vehicles traveling from Mogadishu to Gaalkacyo over the weekend, abducting more than 130 people in Somalia's Middle Shabelle region, a local transport ...

Capturing the base in Wargaadhi town in the Middle Shabelle region, which houses soldiers, special forces and clan fighters, would enable the al Qaeda-linked group to sever a crucial road between ...

Al Shabaab fighters battled Somali troops and allied forces for control of a strategic army base in central Somalia on Thursday, the government and a military official said, as the al Qaeda-linked ...

Capturing the base in Wargaadhi town in the Middle Shabelle region, which houses soldiers, special forces and clan fighters, would enable al Shabaab to sever an important trunk road between the ...

However, army officer Hussein Ali told Reuters the militants had taken the town of Wargaadhi after "fierce fighting". "Our forces lost 12 men, mostly (clan fighters). Around 20 al Shabaab fighters ...

The armed group says it seizes control of Wargaadhi town and its military base, but the Somali army denies the claim.