“African Union and local troops have seized one of the last major towns held by Shabab militants in the southwest of the country, a Somali military officer said Wednesday. The militants withdrew from the town of Bardhere, an agricultural center about 225 miles west of the capital, Mogadishu, as the troops moved in, Maj. Abdullahi Mohamed said.”
Source: Troops Seize Somali City From Shabab Militants – The New York Times