Al-shabaab militias attacked the village early in the morning yesterday, after some villagers were unsuccessful in a bid to try and repulse the attackers.
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Security sources told the Puntland Post that the Al-shabaab militias have arrested Mohamed Jama Aar, the chairman of the village, and other notables in the region.
Telecommunications in the village have also reportedly been put out of service.
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The fall of Milxo comes in the wake of the group labeled terrorists by multiple western governments including the USA, UK, and Australia, having successfully smuggled light arms into Durduri, a village on the outskirts of Las Qorey.
Al-shabaab associates are understood to have procured weaponry from war-torn Yemen.
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The overstretched Puntland Security Forces maintain less foothold in Eastern Sanaag where Al-shabaab uses as a route to its hideouts in Al Madow mountain range.
This article first appeared in the © Puntland Post and is republished with permission.
