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Somalia: U.S. Offers U.S.$10 Million for Leads on Al-Shabaab's Financial Flows
Capital FM, 14 November 2022
The United States government has offered a $10 million (Sh1.2 billion) for any leads on illicit financial flows in a bid to degrade the capabilities of Al-Shabaab. Read more »
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Somalia: President Vows to Continue War On Al-Shabaab
VOA, 15 November 2022
Somalia's president has vowed to continue the war against al-Shabab militants in an address to lawmakers in which he also warned of also warned of looming famine in pasrts of the… Read more »
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Somalia: U.S. Offers Reward for Information on Key Al-Shabaab Leaders
State Department, 14 November 2022
The U.S. Department of State’s Rewards for Justice (RFJ) program, which is administered by the Diplomatic Security Service, is increasing its reward offers to up to $10… Read more »
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Somalia: Human Rights Chief Decries Steep Rise in Civilian Casualties
UN News, 14 November 2022
A steep rise in civilian casualties across Somalia, largely at the hands of Al-Shabaab militants, has exacerbated an already grim human rights and humanitarian situation there,… Read more »
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Somalia: Somali Troops Uncover Landmines Near Kismayo Port City
Shabelle, 14 November 2022
Somalia's US-trained elite forces from the Danab brigade conducted an operation outside the southern port city of Kismayo, targeting Al-Shabaab hideouts. Read more »
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Somalia: Ethiopia Reports Capture of 100 Youths Planned to Join Al-Shabaab
Shabelle, 10 November 2022
ADDIS ABABA - Ethiopian defense forces reported that Al-Shabaab has exposed his repeated attempts to make Ethiopia a terrorist zone. Read more »
U.S. Offers Reward for Information on Key Al-Shabaab Leaders
The United States government has offered a U.S.$10 million reward for any leads on illicit financial flows in a bid to degrade the capabilities of Al-Shabaab.
A similar amount was offered as bounty for information that could lead to the arrest of each of three senior Al-Shabaab leaders blamed for attacks in Somalia, Kenya, and other neighbouring countries.
The reward, issued under the U.S. Department of State's Rewards for Justice (RFJ) program, which is administered by the Diplomatic Security Service, targets Ahmed Diriye, Mahad Karate and Jehad Mostafa.
The U.S.$10 million reward for information leading to the disruption of the financial mechanisms of Al-Shabaab was also offered under RFJ.
According to the U.S., Ahmed Diriye, Al-Shabaab's emir since September 2014, was seen in a video meeting with Al-Shabaab fighters prior to the January 2020 attack on Camp Simba in Manda Bay, Kenya, that killed one U.S. Army soldier and two U.S. contract personnel and wounded three additional U.S. personnel and one Kenyan soldier, reports Bruhan Makong for Capital FM.
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A soldier, part of the African Union Mission in Somalia, looks out over his position at an army base in El Baraf, Somalia (file photo).
