Mogadishu-1 September, 2012:  AMISOM Force Commander, Lieutenant General Andrew Gutti, has rejected Al-Shabaab claims suggesting that Afmadow town is not secure as “untrue and baseless propaganda”.

Lieutenant General Gutti said:”Afmadow remains in the full control and security of AMISOM troops. Al-Shabaab has issued untrue and baseless propaganda suggesting otherwise. It is a desperate attempt by Al-Shabaab, misrepresenting the realities on the ground where AMISOM troops are providing security and stability to allow the local population to carry on with their normal lives, free from the fear, intimidation and violence propagated by Al-Shabaab”.  Read the full story

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