Tag: Somalia

Update (0712 EST, 24 Sep 23): The BBC has reported that the death toll has reached at least 30 killed with dozens more wounded. At approximately 0656 EST, initial reports indicated that a suicide bombing targeted the city center of Beledweyne, Somalia. https://twitter.com/live_f_somalia/status/1705535989060456522?s=46&t=fwloThPnqgTH71QlDeR_hA By 0700 EST, local authorities confirmed that a vehicle-borne...

What's Happening The Secretary General of the East African Community (EAC), Peter Mathuki, has said the EAC is hopeful that Somalia will become their 8th member within the year. Following an EAC conference in the Tanzanian city of Arusha on Wednesday, the Secretary-General announced that Somalia has made it to...

Update (1021 EST): Al-Shabaab has maintained their claims that they caused 12 casualties amongst U.S. and Somali personnel in their bombing despite USAFRICOM statements that there were not casualties. At approximately 0233 EST, reports began to emerge from pro-Shabaab sources that a U.S. convoy had been struck by an IED...

As this publication reported on 26 May 23, al-Shabaab militants seized a Ugandan military base in Buulo Mareer, Lower Shabelle, Somalia. However, at the time of that publication, Ugandan and ATMIS leadership refused to comment if the base had actually been overrun. Well, by 0700 on 31 May 23, Ugandan...

At 2330 EST on 25 May 23, reports began to emerge of an attack on an African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS) base 130km (80 miles) southwest of the capital, Mogadishu. By 0000 EST, extremist chat rooms began to claim that more than 100 ATMIS troops, mostly Ugandan...

Update (1112 EST): Local Somali media now reporting three civilians injured. Initial reports documenting the death of two ATMIS troops seem to be erroneous. We will update as more information becomes available from the Somali government. Update (0810 EST): At least two have been reported KIA. No word yet on...