Five year old girl dead after being used as Target practice in Somalia by Ethiopian army sniper

On June 28 or sometime late of 27th of June, the Ethiopian troops entered Guri'el, a city in the Galgaduud region. The troops killed several people after they used as target practice. At least 5 people were reported killed by the invaders in this small city near Dusamareeb, the capital city of Galgaduud. Civilians in Guri'el report that among the dead was a 5 year old returning home from school who was shot by the Ethiopian army right infront her home. Apparently, she was targeted by a soldier a few hundred meters away with a sniper gun, perhaps show casing his talent.

The undiscriminate killings of the Ethiopian troops that arrived recently in Guri'el city resembles the tactics they use to create feer in the residents of Mogadishu, but rather forced the young men living in the Guri'el city to take up arms, and as a result, the Ethiopians were attacked from all corners of the city. There are also reports that unconfirmed number of Al-Shabab fighters showed up in the city later that day and their persistant attacks forced the Ethiopians to withdraw out of the city and build a premeter in a nearby strategic place. Nonetheless, the fighting between Alshabab fighters and the Ethiopian troops continue in the outskirts of the city.

In the past few months, Guri'el, spelled Guriceel in Somali, was a calm and peaceful city where many residents welcomed a large number of people fleeing the chaos and the nonstop violence in nearby Beledweyne, the capital city of the Hiiraan region,which was a large base for the Ethiopian troops untill they were recently chased out by SRA and Alshabab fighters. As a result, the forgein troops are looking for a save haven somewhere in Somalia.