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Somalia: U.S. Issues a U.S.$5 Million Bounty for Key Al-Shabaab Operative
Capital FM, 20 March 2022
The United States government has issued a bounty of up to USD5 million for information on the whereabouts of Jehad Serwan Mostafa, alias Ahmed Gurey, believed be a high-ranking… Read more »
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Somalia: NISA Troops Carry Out an Operation in Galmudug State
Shabelle, 20 March 2022
MOGADISHU [SMN] - The National Intelligence and Security Agency (NISA) has launched security operations in Dhusamareb town in the last 48 hours. Read more »
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Somalia: Blast Hits Carrying Carrying Turks in Somali Capital
Shabelle, 17 March 2022
An explosion was reported in the Somali capital, Mogadishu on Thursday afternoon, the latest in a string of attacks in the city since 2022 started. Read more »
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Somalia: UPDF to Stay in Somalia Despite End of AMISOM Mandate
Shabelle, 16 March 2022
The Uganda People's Defence Forces (UPDF) will stay in Somalia despite the end of the African Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) program. Read more »
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Somalia: Two Journalists Survive Attack in Hargeisa, TV Reporter Detained in Borame
Radio Dalsan, 20 March 2022
Somali Journalists Syndicate (SJS) and the Somali Media Association (SOMA) strongly condemn and express their concern about the violent attack and the detention against independent… Read more »
U.S. Issues Huge Bounty for Key Al-Shabaab Operative In Somalia
The U.S. government has issued a bounty of up to U.S.$5 million for information on the whereabouts of Jehad Serwan Mostafa, alias Ahmed Gurey, believed be a high-ranking member of the Somalia-based militant group Al-Shabaab.
The U.S. said that Mostafa, 41 who is on the FBI's Most Wanted Terrorists List, lived and graduated from college in San Diego, California, before moving to Somalia in 2005.
"With Al-Shabaab, Mostafa has functioned in many critical capacities, including serving as a military instructor at the group's training camps, leading foreign fighters, operating in the group's media wing, acting as an intermediary between Al-Shabaab and other terrorist organizations, and leading the group's use of explosives in terrorist attacks," the U.S. State Department said.
The Pentagon is in the meantime considering sending more U.S. troops to Somalia, after a withdrawal was ordered by former president, Donald Trump.
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The skyline beyond the northern suburbs of Mogadishu in Somalia, seen through a bullet hole in the window of a hotel.
