Mogadishu, 19 Aug-(ANA)-Pro-government militia forces have reportedly captured a second town from rebels as President Sheikh Sharif Ahmed's fragile administration seeks to uproot insurgency in the lawless country.
The heavily armed Ahlu Sunna Waljamaca militiamen swept into the southwestern town of Luuq -- 400 kilometers northwest of the capital Mogadishu -- and regained control of the town from Hizbul Islam fighters without firing a shot, witnesses told Reuters.
Luuq, which borders Kenya and Ethiopia, is the second town seized from insurgents.
Government forces have also recently captured the towns of Mahaas and Wabho in the center of the country.
Somalia has been mired in anarchy since 1991, when warlords overthrew dictator Mohamed Siad Barre and then turned against one another. (ANA)
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