Elbur District Commissioner Nur Hassan Gutale said that the joint powers pulled back from the town on Monday morning, permitting the intensely equipped Al-Shabaab contenders to return.
"Ethiopian troops under AMISOM and Somali National Army (SNA) pulled back from their bases in Elbur town, a vital town in Galgudud locale today.
"The withdrawal was made by AMISOM to start with, and after that administration constrains as they couldn't remain there alone in light of the fact that they were not readied", Gutale said.
He blamed AMISOM troops for not educating them of the pullout from the town which permitted the agitators to enter with no resistance.
The explanation behind the troops' withdrawal from the town was not clear.
"They didn't advise us that they are leaving and this is a sudden choice. Al-Shabaab aggressors recovered the town and our powers are in a range west of the town", the administration official said.
Gutale included that Galmudug State Administration would make a move against the aggressors in the coming week.
"The adversary amass (Al-Shabaab) will target regular folks, in this way, we are attempting to flush them out of the town and free the town'', he included.
Nearby inhabitants said the aggressors who have pursued close day by day assaults against government and AU bases in Somalia lifted their dark flag on the top structures to alarm local people about their arrival to the town.
The inhabitants said the partnered strengths supported by tanks and reinforced vehicles were seen making a beeline for Dhusamareb, the local capital of Galgaduud district.
The united powers have been in Elbur town since 2014 after a few inhabitants had fled the town because of dread perpetrated by the guerillas.
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