Ethiopian troops in Somalia's Gedo region have reportedly told elders to leave the border town of Beled Hawa, which Somali federal government troops recently captured, within three days

The city of Beledweyne is a key Somali border town, situated on the border between Ethiopia and Kenya, and is home to the Ethiopian military.

In recent weeks, militants from Somalia's semi-autonomous region of Jubaland and Somali federal government troops have been fighting in the area, and the Somali government took control of the city last Saturday, July 31, 2025.

Senior Ethiopian military officers have held talks with Somali tribal leaders in the town of Dolo and have ordered the Somali federal government to withdraw troops from Beledweyne within three days, elders told BBC Somali.

Abdullahi Abdi Jama (Shimbir), the governor of Gedo, a region under the Federal Government of Somalia, has said that the elders have told the Ethiopian army in Dolo to withdraw from the Somali government forces in Beled Hawa within three days.