Al-Shabaab overruns Elbur district hospital in Galgadud region

GOOBJOOG NEWS|DHUSAMAREB: Al-Shabaab terrorists have stormed El-Bur district hospital and forcibly discharged all the patients including malnourished children and pregnant women to hospitalize 80 of their members who were wounded in Friday’s Bahdo fighting, State Media reveals.

According to locals who wished not to be named for fear of reprisal from Al-Shabaab, the group also brought the bodies of 37 militants killed in the foiled attack that resulted in heavy casualties on the Al-Shabaab camp.

Elbur district hospital, which upto a few days ago was non-functional, was recently reopened by local residents but has now been taken over by the terrorist group, denying members of the public access to the live-saving amenity.