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A US helicopter assisted Somali Special Forces who had attacked an al-Shabaab target in southern Somalia. [106] March 31; A US drone strike targeted three al-Shabaab vehicles in southern Somalia. [61] April 1; US airstrikes targeted al-Shabaab militants. [61] April 2; Two US strikes killed six in southern Somalia. [61] April 6
Somalia, [a] officially the Federal Republic of Somalia, [b] is the easternmost country in continental Africa.The country is located in the Horn of Africa and is bordered by Ethiopia to the west, Djibouti [14] to the northwest, Kenya to the southwest, the Gulf of Aden to the north, and the Indian Ocean to the east.
In 2012, with the support of the Somali government, [286] the United States began issuing bounties for al-Shabaab members under its Rewards for Justice Program. On June 7, the U.S. Department of State offered a total of $33 million in bounties for information leading to the capture of any of seven senior commanders, including $7 million for ...
On 16 June 1963, Somali guerrillas started an insurgency at Hodayo, in eastern Ethiopia, a watering place north of Werder, after Ethiopian Emperor Haile Selassie rejected their demand for self-government in the Ogaden. The Somali government initially refused to support the guerrilla forces, which eventually numbered about 3,000.
[134] [106] [135] The USS Dwight D. Eisenhower carrier battlegroup was dispatched to the Somali coast to provide further air support and aerial surveillance. [136] US Special forces and CIA paramilitary units also participated. [137] [133] [114] The participation of the US ground and air forces provided the ENDF with massive military ...
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Somali Region president Mustafa Mohammed Omar claimed more than 600 Shabaab fighters had been killed. [ 11 ] A number of Somali Region officials informed VOA that the al-Shabaab had inflicted heavy losses on the Ethiopians, and captured several local administrators before their main force was defeated. [ 13 ]
The Ethiopian–Somali conflict is a territorial and political dispute between Ethiopia, Somalia, and insurgents in the area.. Originating in the 1300s, the present conflict stems from the Ethiopian Empire's expansions into the Somali-inhabited Ogaden region during the late 19th century.