Somalia seizes key port town from Al Shabaab

A member of the Somali security forces mans the beach on the coast of Qaw, in Puntland, northeastern Somalia on December, 18, 2016. Government-led forces have captured  an al Shabaab stronghold on the Indian Ocean in Galmudug State. PHOTO | AFP

Somalia government troops, local state forces and militia have captured an Al-Shabaab stronghold, a former pirates’ haven along the Indian Ocean.

The forces took over Harardhere, a port town in Mudug region, Galmudug State, on Saturday.