On May 11, al-Shabaab fighters seized control of the Bula-Barde district of Hiraan, which was under control of the ICU militants. They entered the town from all sides with a lot of battle Toyota pickup-trucks and immediately positioned themselves at the district police station. This was the first district in Hiraan to fall in the hands of al-Shabaab.somaliweyn , May 11, 2009
