situated 90 km north of Kismayo and Jilib. Although the militants have reportedly severed telecommunication lines in Jilib, allied forces are also nearing
مبارك, Romanized: Mubārak) is a town under the Governorate of Merca (Marka, Marca, Merka) City Mainland. The Shebelle River (Webi Shabeelie) flows through
used by Al-Shabaab militants to infiltrate the Lower Shabelle region from Jilib, the organization's primary stronghold in the region. Kenyan spokesmen confirmed