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Mogadishu detention centre attacked in bold Al-Shabaab raid, seven assailants killed MOGADISHU — In a striking breach of Somalia’s security heartland, Al-Shabaab fighters launched a brazen attack late Saturday on Godka Jilacow, a high-security detention facility run by the National Intelligence and Security Agency (NISA) in central Mogadishu. The siege lasted through the night and into Sunday morning before security forces said they had neutralised the assailants. How the raid unfolded Residents and officials described a…

Somalia says 12 al-Shabaab fighters killed in Galguduud raid as forces press pursuit toward El-Buur Somalia’s National Intelligence and Security Agency said Friday it killed at least 12 al-Shabaab fighters, including what it described as senior figures, during a raid on a militant training site in the country’s central Galguduud region. The operation, conducted with unspecified international partners, also wounded 13 others and sent surviving militants fleeing toward the El-Buur district, according to the agency. What…

markdown Quiet Victory in a Troubled Landscape: Kenya's Operation Against Al-Shabaab NAIROBI, Kenya - Nestled within the coastal Lamu County, a dense and mysterious woodland called Boni Forest covers the land—a forest that, for years, has sheltered both an array of wildlife and the ominous threat of Al-Shabaab militants. This week, the Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) marked a noteworthy victory in this shadowy theater of conflict. The Battle for Boni The KDF, alongside a multi-agency security task force, conducted a precision…

FILE - Stacks of Khat, a plant sought for its stimulating effects in areas like East Africa and the Arabian Peninsula. Due to its status as an illegal substance in numerous nations, authorities are rigorously trying to stop its unlawful importation. JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (AX) — At the break of dawn on Monday, police in Johannesburg nabbed a Somali man following the confiscation of 100 kilograms of Khat, valued around $19,750, during a precise drug bust. The individual arrested, a 39-year-old named Mohamed Deeq Abdulahi…

Israeli soldiers stormed Al Jazeera’s office in Ramallah, demanding the Doha-based news outlet cease operations as part of escalating measures against press freedom.Masked, heavily-armed Israeli troops burst into Al Jazeera’s headquarters, presenting a 45-day shutdown order to West Bank bureau chief, Walid al-Omari, early Sunday morning.Al-Omari reported the military cited “promoting and supporting terrorism” as reasons for the closure.According to Al Jazeera’s Jivara Budeiri, Israeli forces deployed tear gas around the…

Baroua is the first village affected by the operation to return to the village of internally displaced Nigerians. The attack killed 16 Nigerian soldiers and about 50 in the terror camp. as reported from Niamey, Moussa KakaIt was the positions of the army and the National Guard that secured the village of Baroua, which was…