Bariire Town is small town between Mekra and Afgoye in the Lower Shabelle that has been under the control of the Alshabab is now secured in the control of the federal governemnt control. the area is one of the area controlled alshabab where they used to organize their attacks towards Mekra and Afgoye

Bariire was one of the strategic area for alshabab attacks in the region where they have camps for training new fighters and launch roadblocks to the road linking the Mogadishu to the  southern somalia regions Mekra, Kimsmay, Bay & Bakol regions and other regions

federal government of somalia forces launched offensive against alshabab miltias in the Bariire where they have gained the control after short time of fighting. the town is now under clear up operation jointly conducted the federal governemnt forces and Amisom clearing the any mines, explosions and reaming of alshabab militants hiding inside and outside the town

this one of the new efforts the federal governemnt is planning to regain the controls of the regions in the country   and to dismantle alshabab network main bases and military training camps

this will secure some of the area in the lower Shabele close to the Bariire area that was   ghost and unsafe transportation and commuters