Somali troops seize Shebab positions in Mogadishu
MOGADISHU — African Union-backed Somali government troops attacked and seized positions of hardline Shebab insurgents in the war-torn capital Mogadishu on Friday, officials said. An artillery barrage at daybreak poured down on a northeast district — which AU forces claim was already largely abandoned by civilians — before tanks and ground troops moved into the…
