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Somalia al-Shabab militant base of Baidoa captured
Source: BBC
22 February 2012 Last updated at 14:46 GMT
Somalia al-Shabab militant base of Baidoa captured
Ethiopian and Somali troops have taken a strategic stronghold of Islamist militants in south-western Somalia.
Eyewitnesses told the BBC that about 50 vehicles, including some 20 tanks, had entered Baidoa, which was not defended.
The BBC's Mohamed Dhore in the capital, Mogadishu, says Baidoa was the most important al-Shabab base after the southern port of Kismayo.
Al-Shabab, which has recently joined al-Qaeda, confirmed that it had withdrawn its forces.
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Somalia al-Shabab militant base of Baidoa captured
Ethiopian and Somali troops have taken a strategic stronghold of Islamist militants in south-western Somalia.
Eyewitnesses told the BBC that about 50 vehicles, including some 20 tanks, had entered Baidoa, which was not defended.
The BBC's Mohamed Dhore in the capital, Mogadishu, says Baidoa was the most important al-Shabab base after the southern port of Kismayo.
Al-Shabab, which has recently joined al-Qaeda, confirmed that it had withdrawn its forces.
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Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-17127353
