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Somalia: Weakened in Battle, Al-Shabaab Now Opts for Softer Targets
Nation, 24 August 2020
Somalia's militant group al-Shabaab has increased raids in Mogadishu, taking advantage of the Covid-19 pandemic. Read more »
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Somalia: Al-Shabaab Publicly Executes 4 in Somalia for Alleged Spying
Shabelle, 23 August 2020
Al-Shabab announced Sunday it has executed three of its own members for alleged spying on the militants for Somali, US, and Ethiopian intelligence agencies. Read more »
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Somalia: Somali Forces Kill Three Al-Shabaab Militans in Middle Shabelle
Radio Dalsan, 24 August 2020
The U.S trained Somali forces unit Danab have killed three Alshabab militants in El-Gellow in a special operation conducted in middle Shabelle on Sunday. Read more »
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Somalia: Yaqshid DC Survives IED Attack in Mogadishu
Radio Dalsan, 23 August 2020
Yaqshid district commissioner has narrowly survived a landmine explosion planted on the roadside near Mogadishu's Abdiaziz district in engineer Yarisow stadium on Sunday. Read more »
Is Al-Shabaab In Somalia Benefiting From Covid-19 Restrictions?
The UN Special Representative to Somalia James Swan, told the UN Security Council that since Covid-19 measures were announced in Somalia, attacks on Mogadishu have risen significantly. However, analysts at the Africa Policy Institute in Nairobi, have said that the pandemic, coupled with intensified targets, have reduced the ability of the Al-Shabaab militants to manoeuvre easily, disagreeing with Swan's assertions.
InFocus
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Somali authorities have said that a U.S. drone strike killed a high-ranking member of the militant group, Al-Shabaab, just hours before the country's leaders agreed on a plan for ... Read more »
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Somalia's security forces took four hours to regain control of the Elite Hotel in the Lido beach area of Mogadishu after five assailants stormed it, according to Information ... Read more »
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Violent extremist organisations like Al-Shabaab are still looking for opportunities that will emerge with the pandemic to accomplish their missions, the U.S. Africa Command's ... Read more »
