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Al-Shabaab had opened a new Twitter account by December that year, with an official telling Al Jazeera that, "The aim is to vigorously challenge defamatory reports in the media by presenting an accurate portrayal of the current state of Jihad in Somalia and countering Western, state-sponsored propaganda machines". [184]
Galmudug authorities denied that Amara had ever been captured by al-Shabaab on August 28. [1] The Center for Strategic and International Studies assessed that the battle was an example of al-Shabaab's continued ability to wage an insurgency despite successful Somali offensives. [5]
Al-Shabaab claims they killed 57 soldiers, while the Somali Government claims 10 soldiers died in the attack. Ten insurgents were also killed. [235] June 8: 2024 El Dher attack. Al-Shabaab militants attacked four military bases and overran the town of El Dher for several hours killing at least 25 people, including five Somali National Army ...
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 ...
On 1 November, al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the attack, saying the educational ministry was an "enemy base" receiving support from non-Muslim nations. [2] The organization attacked because they believed that Somali children were "being taught from a Christian-led education syllabus." [15]
According to the resolution, the Security Council voted to renew the sanctions regime on Somalia-based Al-Shabaab until 15 December 2024. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] France abstained from voting.
Ethiopian forces engaged in fierce clashes with al Shabaab fighters near the town of Rab Dhuure in western Somalia on Sunday morning, local residents said. At around 9 a.m. (0600 GMT) local ...
On 29 September 2023, an al-Shabaab suicide bomber detonated an explosive belt in a tea shop in the capital Mogadishu, Somalia, leaving 11 dead and 18 others injured. [1] The explosion took place at a checkpoint leading to the parliament and the president's office.