Somali troops, along with African Union forces have carried out a joint sweep in Aadan Yabaal in middle Shabelle region, days after Al shabaab withdrew from the city.
Confirming the incident, Aadan Yabaal district commissioner Mohamud Sheikh Hassan, told IdaleNews.com that the allied troops searched houses suspected to be hiding by Al shabaab remnants.
Hassan added that the aim of the sweep was to thwart possible Al shabaab attacks following with withdrawal of the key town in southern Somalia.
Somalia and AMISOM troops have retaken control of Aadan Yabaal early this week from Al shabaab fighters who retreated from the area before the coalition forces arrived.
The security operation comes in the wake of announcements by Federal government officials that they will clear Al-shabaab from the remaining areas of Middle Shabeelle including villages nearby Aadan-yabaal town.
