Several people have been killed due to fighting between various different armed Somali groups each trying to take control of the central Somali town of Dhusamareb.
Dhusamareb is the capital city of Galgadud region, which is located 500 kilometers north of the Somali capital city, Mogadishu.
According to eyewitnesses, the violence erupted after forces loyal to the al-Shabab fighters (picture) launched attacks on the town before dawn, a Press TV correspondent reported.
A Spokesman for the Ahlu-Sunnah group said the town is still under their control.
"Dhusamareb town is still under control and we are chasing al-Shabab in the outskirts of town," Sheikh Abdullahi Abdirahman Abu Yussuf said.
This is while earlier reports indicated that the local fighters had fled the town after they were overpowered by al-Shabab fighters.
The Al-Shabab and Ahlu-Sunnah groups have been engaged in a deadly power struggle in the central Somali regions before.
Dhusamareb is the capital city of Galgadud region, which is located 500 kilometers north of the Somali capital city, Mogadishu.
According to eyewitnesses, the violence erupted after forces loyal to the al-Shabab fighters (picture) launched attacks on the town before dawn, a Press TV correspondent reported.
A Spokesman for the Ahlu-Sunnah group said the town is still under their control.
"Dhusamareb town is still under control and we are chasing al-Shabab in the outskirts of town," Sheikh Abdullahi Abdirahman Abu Yussuf said.
This is while earlier reports indicated that the local fighters had fled the town after they were overpowered by al-Shabab fighters.
The Al-Shabab and Ahlu-Sunnah groups have been engaged in a deadly power struggle in the central Somali regions before.
