On 18 October 2011, eyewitnesses reported that Kenyan jets were conducting low flight manoeuvres over the city and al-Shabab was preparing entrenchment systems to defend against an expected attack by Kenyan forces in a coordinated incursion with the Somalian army.
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On 31 May 2012, it was reported that African Union (Kenyan forces) and Somali government troops captured the city, as al-Shabab abandoned the town without fighting.
The village sits right at the cross-roads of the districts of Bardera, Afmadow and Sakow of the regions Gedo, Lower Juba and Middle Juba, respectively.
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Al Shabaab received reinforcements from Afmadow and Kismayo but the counterattack failed.