Hiiraan (Sunatimes) The guards of two Al-Shabaab senior leaders in Hiran region exchanged gunfire in Beledwein city of Hiran region, witnesses told Bar-kulan on Tuesday.

Reports from Beledwein town indicate that the guards of the leaders of Beledwein for Al-Shabaab and the leader of Hiran region for the group exchanged gunfire which lasted for one hour. No casualties of the incident were reported.

The confrontation between Yusuf Ali Ugas, the leader of Hiran region for Al-Shabaab and Mohamed Abu Sufyan, the leader of Beledwein for the group came when Yusuf requested to stop the unprecedented killings and torture on the people of Hiran Region.

The leader of Beledwein for Al-Shabaab, Mohamed Abu Sufyan blatantly said anyone violating the rules of Al-Shabaab will be penalized.

The row between the two senior leaders pitched to its highest level after the militias of Al-Shabaab beheaded four people hailing from the districts of Mahas and Beledwein in the region.

By Rooble Dirir