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The Somali National Army's Danab unit, alongside Jubbaland security squads, stood watch after taking down an Al-Shabaab sanctuary in the Lower Jubba region. Their presence underscored ongoing efforts to eradicate militant strongholds in the area. Mogadishu (AX) — At the break of dawn, Somali government forces joined by Jubbaland troops engaged in a skirmish with Al-Shabaab militants in Janay Abdalla, Lower Jubba. This clash represents the latest thrust in the government’s relentless drive to dismantle the militant group.…

ISIS Militants Rake in $6 Million Through Extortion in Somalia NAIROBI, Kenya - The relatively small yet menacing ISIS faction in Somalia has reportedly gathered nearly $6 million over the past couple of years, as highlighted in a recent report by the International Crisis Group (ICG). The report also points to the group’s ambitious endeavors to broaden its control. Currently active in Northeastern State’s Bari region, the ISIS-linked faction comprises around 500 combatants, including several foreigners. Their…

NAIROBI, Kenya - The Popular Front for the Liberation of Tigray fighters otherwise known as the Tigray Defense Forces shot down an Ethiopian military plane on Wednesday, a senior official confirmed, which could spark further tensions in Ethiopia's troubled Tigray region. Over the past eight months, the Ethiopian National Defense Forces with Eritrean assistance, troops conducted operations in the Tigray region in pursuit of TPLF fighters. The conflict was sparked by the TPLF's decision to attack the Northern Command.…

MOGADISHU, Somalia - Dozens of al-Shabaab fighters have been killed in recent weeks following Somali National Army operation under the leadership of the Chief of Defense Forces, General Yusuf Rageh Odowaa. The operation was primarily aimed at Moyen-Shebelle in central Somalia and was widely hailed as "successful" by several SNA commanders who participated in the exercise. This is not the first time the military has targeted Al-Shabaab in central Somalia. During the operation, state media reported, dozens of Al-Shabaab…

Djibouti extradits TPLF fighters to Ethiopia for trial DJIBOUTI - Djibouti has reportedly handed over a number of Tigray People's Liberation Front is fighting for Ethiopia, state media Fana reports, in what could further trigger hostilities between Addis Ababa and Mekele that have been in conflict. Since November 2020, Ethiopia's national defense force has set up tents in the Tigray region in…

MOGADISHU, Somalia - The Federal Government of Somalia (FGS) has renewed the recruitment of members who jumped from the terrorist group Al-Shabaab to bring them into the country's security and military forces. Abdisalam Guled, who served as deputy head of the Somali intelligence service NISA, said Al-Shabaab had infiltrated the bodies of the Somali security agencies under the attention of the international community. "A new Al-Shabaab egg is hatched every day in the security forces," said Guled, who recently brought…

Three days of national mourning were adopted from Thursday after the attack on a security force post in the center of the country, resulting in civilian and military casualties. In Mali, terrorist attacks continue after the release of jihadist or suspected jihadist prisoners. The families of the victims are witnesses. as reported from Bamako, A year ago, the Malian army suffered one of the deadliest attacks in its history. The deaths have been counted in the hundreds for several years and families are worried. "The…