Al-Shabaab Launches Major Road Repair Between Mogadishu And IDP Camps
Rabi-us-Sani 26, 1432 A.H, Friday, April 01, 2011
Hiiraan Online Staff Reporter
Wednesday, March 30, 2011
The Al-Shabaab administration in conjunction with the Banadir Transport Association have begun repairing an important road connecting Garasbaaley and Iveco near Mogadishu Stadium.
The road is said to be designed for use by commuters to and from the Bakara market and other parts of Mogadishu under the control of Al-Shabaab after the main road connecting most parts of the capital known as Jidka Warshadaha (Industrial Road) was closed by recent fierce fighting's between the Al-Shabaab and government soldiers supported by AMISOM.
“Construction work to resurface the road has begun after the closure of Jidka Warshadaha (Industrial Road) which was the only one leading to the Bakara Market. We hope this road will ease the difficulties being experienced by commuters traveling to and from the market”, said Aded Osman Shuriye speaking on behalf of the Banadir Transport Association.
People who go to work in Bakara Market daily now use a narrow way that meanders through Hodan and Holwadag districts in which at least two people are killed by stray bullets which the opposing armies exchange according to people HOL spoke to who use the road on daily basis.
Vehicles transporting merchandise from Mogadishu port have been unable to access the Bakara Market since last month when heavy clashes erupted between government troops and forces of the Al-Shabaab in Jidka Wadanaha (Central Road) which is the only high way that connects the different parts of the Somali capital under the control of Al-Shabaab on the one hand and the Somali government and their AMISOM allies on the other.
The Al-Shabaab governor of Banadir Region, Sheikh Mohamud Hassan Omar, thanked the Banadir Transport Association at the opening ceremony for initiating this project. He said that he hoped the road would alleviate the suffering of the people who use it daily to and from Bakara Market and beyond.
Also, business people who use the road daily have welcomed the repair of the road and said it would go a long way in solving the numerous difficulties they encounter while traveling on it.
Source: Hiiraan.com
Pictures of the Launch of the Project
Submitted by a Mujahid