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SNA troops to escort emergency food aid to Bulla-Burde

Storyline:National News

Reports from Bulo Burte district of Hiran region confirm that heavily armed Somali troops backed by AMISOM troops reached the district in the last few hours.
The forces reached there were escorting food aid which will be distributed the people of that town.
The federal government of Somalia in an effort to support drought affected and displaced people in Bula Burde district and other areas in Hiran region sent trucks carrying food supplies to Bulo Burde.
Some officials of SNS in the region confirmed that federal government forces forcefully opened the blocked roads and enabled the delivery of the essential food to the affected people.
Al-shabab imposed tight sanctions by blocking the main trade routes leading to Bulo Burde and other major cities in Hiran region after allied forces pushed them out of their main strongholds in the region.
Some towns and districts under regions in South-Central Somalia had remained blockaded by Al-Shabaab which halted the transportation of aid and other emergency supplies to the affected residents living in those areas.