Somalilandsun: Jubaland forces have emerged victorious in a series of battles around Raskambooni, forcing hundreds of Somalia National Army (SNA) soldiers to surrender and flee across the Kenyan border.
The conflict, which erupted following a political dispute, saw intense fighting that began early Wednesday morning and continued into the afternoon. Jubaland Dervish forces successfully broke through opposing troops, with Counter Terrorism Policing Kenya reporting that “hundreds of soldiers from the Somalia National Army (SNA) laid down their arms and sought refuge at Kenya’s Ishakani border point.”
Among the #Somali officers who surrendered to #Kenyan forces is the commander of the Turkish-trained #Haramcad forces, Abdihamid Abdullahi Fanah.
Following the bitter defeat of Somali federal forces by Jubbaland forces in Ras Kamboni yesterday, Commander Fanah fled to Kenya barefoot, along with several hundred of his men.
According to security sources, he surrendered to Kenya and is currently being held at a Kenyan military base.
Kenya’s leading daily newspaper confirms 600 Somali National Army soldiers surrendered to Kenyan border forces after defeat by Jubaland Darawiish.
They will be flown back to Mogadishu in coming days,.
