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On March 18, 2024, Amnesty International conducted an interview with an eyewitness who reported the presence of Al-Shabaab fighters in Bagdad during clashes. [6] According to the witness, an initial drone strike targeted a mosque on the eastern side of Bagdad around 7:30 pm, resulting in the destruction of the building and damage to nearby houses.
At least 17 people were killed in Somalia on Saturday after Islamist group al Shabaab attacked a military base. The Busley base, in the Lower Shabelle region in the country's southwest, was ...
The Somali government claimed to have killed 47 Al-Shabaab fighters, although no bodies were presented as evidence. [3] They reported that 9 militants were killed in the first phase of the attack outside El-Dheer, followed by an ambush near Ali Yabaal village where 18 militants were killed. [ 8 ]
Somalia's army and allied fighters on Friday captured the town of El Buur, the al Shabaab militia's main stronghold in the country's central region, a significant breakthrough in the government's ...
The U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) said it had conducted an air strike on Saturday against al Shabaab near Seiera, about 45 km (28 miles) northwest of Kismayo, at the government's request.
A series of drone strikes targeted al-Shabaab militants in Kismayo. [61] October 6; A drone strike targeted al-Shabaab militants who were retreating into Dolbiyow Village. The attack killed four Somali farmers. [61] October 13; A drone struck an al-Shabaab base near Tabda village. [61] October 22; A US drone attacked on Afmadow. [61] October 23
Dozens of fighters were killed in clashes on Monday in the southern tip of Somalia when al Shabaab militants tried to overrun three army bases, officials and the insurgent group said. A local ...
Harakat al-Shabaab al-Mujahideen [note 1], commonly known as al-Shabaab, [note 2] is a transnational Salafi Jihadist [35] [36] military and political organization based in Somalia and active elsewhere in East Africa. It is actively involved in the ongoing Somali Civil War and incorporates elements of Somali nationalism into its Islamist cause.