| Description |
AMISOM forces launched an offensive against AS positions to the west and south-west of Mogadishu in the morning of 14/02. The operation was aimed at increasing the AMISOM/TFG buffer zone between Mogadishu (K7 and Dharkeynley District) and the first AS bases in K13 and Ceelasha along the Mogadishu-Afgooye road. AMISOM forces were reported to have taken Maslah Building along the Afgooye Road around K10 and Ali Janaale Hill to the south-west of Dharkeynley District. The main road from Afgooye to Mogadishu was closed by AMISOM in the morning and reopened by the end of the afternoon of 14/02. Unconfirmed reports indicate that 10 persons including three civilians had been killed and 15 others (mostly fighters) had been injured. |
