Tehran — The government of Somalia announced that 13 members of the al-Shabaab terrorist group were killed in the south of the country during the military operation of the Somali army. The Somali National News Agency reported that the country’s army, in cooperation with international partners, carried out a military operation in the Juba area. […]
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The EU is set to launch a new mission in West Africa in the fall, a German newspaper has reported. The combined military-civilian operation will aim to prevent instability triggered by jihadi groups. European Union member states have agreed to begin a mission in the Gulf of Guinea in West Africa, with police and soldiers […]
Mogadishu, Somalia — The former president of Somalia, Sharif Sheikh Ahmed alarmed by the the deaths of soldiers and officers in Saturday’s attack by Al-Shabaab in Galmudug. The 8th president of the country called for an independent investigation into how Al-Shabaab managed to carry out the deadly attack in Cowswayne, 20Km away from Elbur. Elbur, […]
Washington — The Somali government said its army captured a major al-Shabab base in central Somalia, marking a significant victory in its military offensive against the al-Qaida linked group. On Friday, Somalia’s army, alongside security forces from the country’s central Galmudug region, entered the historic district of Elbur, about 400 kilometers (249 miles) north of […]
Without France’s military operations in the Sahel “there would probably no longer be a Mali … Burkina Faso, and I’m not sure there would still be Niger”, French President Emmanuel Macron told French publication Le Point. Macron is referring to the former colonial power’s interventions in the mid-2000s, Operations Serval and Barkhane. French troops were […]
Mogadishu — The Somali government has offered amnesty to al-Shabab militants amid an ongoing military offensive in central parts of the country. The move is seen by some analysts as a way to remove al-Shabab fighters from the battlefield, thereby weakening the insurgent group. The amnesty offer is part of a widening approach by the […]
Dhusamareb, Somalia — President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud said that his government will carry out a military operation to retake the last areas in Galmudug from Al-Shabaab militants. The imminent SNA operation, he said will start before the launch of the second phase of the offensive, in which frontline countries – Kenya, Djibouti, and Ethiopia will […]
Gal’ad, Somalia — In conjunction with clan militias, the national army has dislodged Al-Shabaab from swathes of central Somalia, marking a breakthrough in the 16-year war. An official confirmed to Radio Shabelle that the Turkish-trained elite forces from the Gorgor brigade of the national army [SNA] swept into key areas between Gal’ad and Towfiq towns. […]
Kismayo, Somalia — The specially U.S-trained forces from SNA’s Danab commando brigade raided villages under Janay Abdale in the Lower Jubba region, south of Somalia. In the operation, the army killed 7 of the fighters of the Al-Shabaab group, who were at a training base during a gunfight that lasted for several hours, according to […]
Mogadishu — A planned operation by the Federal Government of Somalia troops carried out an operation in the Galhareeri district of the Galgaduud region, Thursday. A press release from the Ministry of Information of the Federal Government of Somalia said that the operation targeted three centers of the Al-Shabaab group in the Galhareeri district. The […]
Harare — Survivors of the terrorist assault in Nairobi on August 7, 1998, are unlikely to get any compensation from the U.S. government after it maintained it had already paid them and put policies in place to combat terrorism in Kenya, The East African reports. This comes in the midst of renewed efforts to get […]
Mogadishu — The National Intelligence and Security Agency [NISA] said it has averted a would-suicide car bomb at Biyaha on the outskirts of Mogadishu on Tuesday night. NISA intercepted an explosives-laden vehicle that was trying to enter Mogadishu, the Somali capital for an attack, according to the spy agency statement on X [ex-Twitter]. The Intelligence […]
Mogadishu, Somalia — Somali army vehicle drove over a landmine near Darusalam area in Mogadishu on Thursday. Radio Shabelle correspondent in the area said the SNA vehicle was ripped through after it drove over a landmine planted on the road. No soldier survived, all six SNA members area dead, according to the witness. In the […]
Nairobi — West African nations have given Niger one week to return to civilian rule following the recent coup there and threatened measures including the use of force unless coup leaders return ousted President Mohamed Bazoum to power. The situation complicates the fight against terrorism in the Sahel region. Confidence MacHarry is a Nigeria-based geopolitical […]
Nairobi — Kenyan security forces have increased their operations along the country’s 680-kilometer border with Somalia in response to recent attacks by al-Shabaab. Al-Shabaab, which has suffered repeated defeats by the Somali National Army (SNA), has launched attacks against targets in Ethiopia, Kenya and Uganda in retribution for those countries participating in ATMIS, the African […]
Harare — Uganda will ask the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DR Congo) for permission to increase the operational area of the two nations’ combined hunt for the Allied Defence Forces (ADF), indicating that the hunt may continue on longer, The East African reports. But, according to the report, controversy was sparked by Ugandan President […]
Jowhar, Somalia — President Hassan Sheikh lands in Jowhar, HirShabelle state headquarters while the government is planning the 2nd phase of the military operation to get rid of Al-Shabaab. The head of state was welcomed at the airport by President Ali Guudlawe and other officials and was escorted to the presidency where talks are currently […]
Geriley, Somalia — A fierce battle took place last night in the Geriley area of Gedo region, between the Jubbaland Darwish forces and Al-Shabaab, local residents said. The fighting came after Al-Shabaab fighters launched attack on the Geriley base, which was one of the bases recently handed over to Jubaland Darwish troops by ATMIS forces. […]