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Somalia: Military Says it Has Taken Al-Shabaab's Last Stronghold in Middle Shabelle
VOA, 22 December 2022
Somalia's military says it has liberated the last town held by al-Shabab militants in the Middle Shabelle region, killing more than 150 fighters, including five foreigners. Read more »
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Somalia: UNSC Votes On Resolution About ATMIS Presence in Somalia
Shabelle, 22 December 2022
The Security Council on Wednesday adopted a resolution to delay the drawdown of 2,000 personnel of the African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS) for six months. Read more »
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Somalia: Somali Government Says Al-Shabab Is Deliberately Displacing Civilians
VOA, 15 December 2022
The Somali military accused al-Shabab militants of deliberately displacing civilians from villages and towns they had captured before they could be reclaimed by government forces. Read more »
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Somalia: Somali Military Kills 50 Al-Shabaab Fighters in New Operation
VOA, 17 December 2022
The Somali military says the country's national army, with the help of local civilians, has conducted a planned military operation against the Islamist militant group al-Shabab in… Read more »
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Somalia: 88 Militants Killed in Middle Shabelle Region, Govt Says
VOA, 16 December 2022
Eighty-eight al-Shabab militants were killed this week in a joint operation by the Somali National Army and allied clan militia in the Middle Shabelle region, Somali's Deputy… Read more »
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Somalia: Somali Military Fends Off Al-Shabaab Attack
Shabelle, 19 December 2022
Somali troops have repulsed an overnight attack by Al-Shabaab militants in Qoryoley District in Lower Shabelle region. The attack sparked heavy gunfight that ensued between the SNA… Read more »
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Eritrea: Somali Troops Trained in Eritrea Begin to Return Home
Shabelle, 21 December 2022
MOGADISHU [SMN] - Somali troops trained in Eritrea returned to Mogadishu on Wednesday as the country battles against Al-Shabaab militants. Read more »
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Uganda: Uganda Sends Another 1500 Troops to Somalia
Independent (Kampala), 21 December 2022
The Uganda People's Defense Forces (UPDF) on Dec 13th sent a total of 1556 peacekeepers to Somalia to replace an equal number of fighters who have been recalled from the… Read more »
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Uganda: Brigadier Peter Omola Replaces Keith Katungi as UPDF Atmis Commander in Somalia
Nile Post, 21 December 2022
President Museveni has appointed Brig. Gen. Peter Gaetano Omola as the new contingent commander of Ugandan troops serving with the ATMIS. Read more »
Somali Military Says it Liberated Strategic Town from Al-Shabaab
Somalia's military has said it liberated the last town held by Al-Shabaab militants in the Middle Shabelle region, killing more than 150 fighters, including five foreigners.
It is the second major town that the army says it liberated from the Islamist militant group in less than a month. Speaking to journalists in Mogadishu, Defense Ministry Spokesman Abdullahi Ali Anod said the army, backed by local clan militia, liberated the strategic town of Runirgod.
The town was the last stronghold of the Al-Shabaab militants in Somalia's Middle Shabelle region.
Al-Shabaab's social media did not immediately publish a response to the military's announcement, but the militants' Telegram channel said they had carried out a bomb attack on security personnel in the same region, killing four troops.
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