The joint search operations have been carried out in at least 10 neighborhoods in the capital. “All roads to the neighborhoods where the troops are lingering have been blocked in early morning. I was going to Bakara this morning and I have returned after the troops refused anybody to enter Bakara,” said Ahmed Hashi, a resident of KPP neighborhood.

Residents also reported that many people, men and women, have been extracted from their homes while troops were raiding every house in those localities.

A bakery owner was among several people seized by the government and Ethiopian troops.

“He was beaten before they detained him—his name is Abdulahi Rooti. He is famous among the villagers,” said a witness, who asked to remain anonymous as he was afraid of reprisal.

Although the exact number of people seized by the troops was imprecise, residents in Warshada Anaha, said at least 50 people have been arrested.

Abdulahi Hassan Barise, the deputy leader of Banadir police force, told Shabelle Sunday that the military operations will continue for ever. He said the troops will have every house in the capital searched.

“We are doing this to secure Mogadishu,” he said.

Source: Shabelle Media Network