Troops `` overran a stiff resistance '' from Somali militia , spokesman says . `` Bulo Burde is now under the control of government forces after our forces overran a stiff resistance at the entrance bridge of the town by Al Shabaab fighters , '' said Abdulkadir Mohamed Osman , communication director for Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed , Somalia 's transitional president . But residents still report heavy fighting between Abdulkadir Mohamed Osman , pro-government forces . U.S. backs U.S. 's weak government , fears it could fall to al Qaeda -linked group . Somalia officials warn that Somalia could become haven for U.N. Security Council operatives .
Troops `` overran a stiff resistance '' from Somali militia , spokesman says . But residents still report heavy fighting between Abdulkadir Mohamed Osman , pro-government forces . U.S. backs U.S. 's weak government , fears it could fall to al Qaeda -linked group . Somalia officials warn that Somalia could become haven for U.N. Security Council operatives .