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Somalia: Somalia Claims Killing Hundreds of Militants Amid Recent Setbacks
VOA, 4 October 2023
The Somali government on Wednesday said government troops have killed hundreds of militants during military operations in the last two months. Read more »
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Somalia: Southwest State Leader Announces the 2nd Phase of Al-Shabaab War
Shabelle, 8 October 2023
The president of the South West state, Abdazis Hassan Mohamed Laftagareen, presided over a conference to talk about getting ready for the second phase of the fight to liberate… Read more »
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Somalia: AU Envoy Seeks International Support for Somali Army
VOA, 11 October 2023
The head of the African Union Mission in Somalia has called for international support for Somali government forces who are battling the al-Shabab militant group on multiple fronts… Read more »
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Eritrea: Somali President Visited SNA Soldiers Receiving Training in Eritrea
Shabelle, 9 October 2023
President Hassan Sheikh visited thousands of Somali military cadets who are undergoing training in Eritrea on Monday, for the 4th time since July last year. Read more »
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Somalia: Govt Says 1,650 Al-Shabaab Members Killed in Army Operations
Shabelle, 4 October 2023
The Federal Government of Somalia has released the names of Al-Shabaab leaders who were killed and wounded in the recent fighting in Galmudug and HirShabelle state and dozens… Read more »
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Somalia: Al-Shabaab Logisticians Killed By Their Own Bomb in Kenya-Somalia Border
Shabelle, 4 October 2023
At least two al Shabaab logisticians were Tuesday killed when a bomb they were setting up exploded on them in the Amuma area, Garissa county. Read more »
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Kenya: 2 Al-Shabaab Suspects Killed in Garissa IED Explosion
Capital FM, 4 October 2023
Two Suspected members of the Al-Qaeda linked terrorist outfit Al-Shabaab have died after an Improvised Explosive Device (IED)they were planting along a road in Garissa County… Read more »
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East Africa: Al-Shabaab Ambushes Ethiopian Military Convoys in Somalia
Shabelle, 17 September 2023
Heavy fighting broke out in the Bakool region between Ethiopian troops and al-Shabaab fighters, who ambushed a military convoy on Sunday morning. Read more »
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Somalia: Somalia Shifts Military Tactics in Fight Against Al-Shabaab
VOA, 6 September 2023
The Somali government says it plans to shift military tactics against al-Shabab amid increased resistance and threats coming from the militants, senior officials confirmed to VOA… Read more »
Hundreds of Al-Shabaab Members Killed, Says Somali Govt
The government has released the names of Al-Shabaab leaders who were killed and wounded in fighting in Galmudug and HirShabelle, and dozens escaped from the military operations.
The government announced that the operations against Al-Shabaab have killed 1,650 members and injured more than 550 others. The statement also said that in the past two months, the Al-Shabaab group was severely defeated and 19 leaders have been killed.
At least two Al-Shabaab logisticians were reportedly killed on October 3, when a bomb they were setting up exploded on them in Kenya's Amuma area, Garissa county.
Police said the two were placing the Improvised explosive device on the main supply route used by security agencies and other motorists when it exploded. Security teams that responded to the scene found the badly mutilated bodies sprawled all over there.
Meanwhile, a Somali regional official is calling for an extension of the deadline set for African Union troops to leave Somalia, citing Al-Shabaab attacks and "unstable" political developments.
InFocus
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It has been 10 years since a group of Somali Al-Shabaab militants attacked the West Gate shopping mall in Nairobi, killing more than 60 people on September 21, 2013. While te Read more »
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The amnesty offer is part of a widening approach by the Somali government in its fight against the Al-Shabaab militant group. The government has deployed the military, targeted ... Read more »
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Baidoa, the largest city of the South West state in Somalia has been blockaded by Al-Shabaab since Tuesday, July 11, 2023. This ahead of a planned government military offensive in ... Read more »
Soldiers of the Somali National Army (SNA) are silhouetted against the setting sun in the town of Jawahar in Middle Shabelle region, north of the Somali capital Mogadishu (file photo).
