Al-Shabaab militants reportedly made off with over seven privately owned vehicles which they took away from their owners during their brief stay in the town before they were ousted by Ahlu Sunna fighters who have regrouped again outside the town.

Reports say Ahlu Sunna fighters entered the town from several fronts, forcing Al-Shabaab militants to flee the area.

Although the exact number still remains unknown, reports say there have been human casualties involving both combatants and civilians during the fight.

Dusamareb is a strategic town in the central Somalia region of Galgadud controlling a key road linking south and central Somalia to the restive northern part of the chaotic Horn of African country.

Al-Shabaab militants have on several occasions attached Dusamareb, briefly taking control of it before fresh attacks from the Ahlu Sunna group rooted them out.