Garowe Online - Home: "KISMAYO, Somalia May 18 (Garowe Online) - Islamist rebels in Somalia seized control of two more towns in the central and southern parts of the country, sources said.
In Somalia's central Mudug region, the town of Harardhere fell to the control of Islamist rebels Sunday morning.
Locals said the rebels were driving unarmed vehicles, but each fighter carried a rifle and other weaponry.
A rebel commander told Harardhere residents that the Islamists would not allow illegal militiamen to set up extortion roadblocks in or around the town.
The commander, who did not identify himself, told locals that the Islamists would fight against piracy in the region. The town of Harardhere lies along Somalia's Indian Ocean coast and has been renowned in recent years as a hub for pirate activities."
In Somalia's central Mudug region, the town of Harardhere fell to the control of Islamist rebels Sunday morning.
Locals said the rebels were driving unarmed vehicles, but each fighter carried a rifle and other weaponry.
A rebel commander told Harardhere residents that the Islamists would not allow illegal militiamen to set up extortion roadblocks in or around the town.
The commander, who did not identify himself, told locals that the Islamists would fight against piracy in the region. The town of Harardhere lies along Somalia's Indian Ocean coast and has been renowned in recent years as a hub for pirate activities."
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