Mogadishu, Shawwal 07, 1436, July 23, 2015, SPA -- Somali and African Union troops have taken the south-western city of Baardheere, one of the last ones controlled by the group al-Shabaab in the Horn of Africa country, military sources and witnesses said Thursday, according to dpa. "We have complete control over Baardheere, and our forces are currently searching for explosives left behind by the terrorists," senior Somali military commander Abdi Ali said. Ali said 20 insurgents and four Somali soldiers were killed in the fighting on Wednesday. The troops entered the city with tanks, heavy weaponry and helicopters, witnesses said. --SPA 12:54 LOCAL TIME 09:54 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w
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