Tag: Somalia

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...

United States Africa Command (AFRICOM) has reported that American forces carried out two “collective self-defense strikes, one each on December 14 and 17, 2022, in support of Somali National Army engagements against al-Shabaab near Cadale, Somalia.” The December 14 strike resulted in the deaths of seven militants. The December 17 strike...

Mogadishu, Somalia (Reuters) – At least 100 people were killed and 300 injured in two car bombs that exploded outside the education ministry in Somalia's capital Mogadishu on Saturday, the country's president said in a statement early on Sunday. "Our people who were massacred ... included mothers with their...

The United States Africa Command (AFRICOM) has announced that an American airstrike killed a senior al-Shabaab leader near the town of Jilib, Somalia, on October 1. In a statement, AFRICOM reported that “In coordination with the Federal Government of Somalia, U.S. Africa Command conducted an airstrike against the al-Shabaab militant...