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Much of al-Shabaab's Somali support base is fiercely nationalist, and sees as its primary goal the establishment of a stable Islamic state inside Somalia, [48] [52] or, more ambitiously, inside so-called Greater Somalia, uniting the ethnic Somali populations of Ethiopia, Kenya, and Djibouti. [53]
The agreement comes at a time when the African Union peacekeeping mission in Somalia, known as ATMIS, is scaling back its presence in Somalia. US to build 5 new military bases for Somali army ...
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 ]
Somali forces were able to hold onto the base. [3] A Somali commander from a nearby town stated that seven Somali soldiers, including the base's commander, were killed in the attack. [4] This number later rose to ten soldiers killed. [3] al-Shabaab, immediately after the attack, claimed the deaths of sixty-three Somali soldiers. [5]
July 5; A self defense strike 300 miles southwest of Mogadishu killed 13 al-Shabaab militants and wounded 10 more. The strike came after a Somali military base was attacked. [114] July 29; A kinetic strike killed one al-Shabaab fighter, later identified as Ali Muhammad, in Southern Somalia. [115] August 10
Egypt and Somalia have drawn closer together this year after Ethiopia signed a preliminary deal with the breakaway region of Somaliland to lease coastal land in exchange for possible recognition ...
The July 2018 Mogadishu bombings took place on July 7, 2018 when fighters of the Somali group Al-Shabaab attacked the compound of Somalia's interior and security ministries in the center of Mogadishu. [1] [2] At least 20 people were killed and two dozen others wounded and all three gunmen were killed by the security forces. [3]
For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ways to reach us. Sign in. Mail. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: ... "Somalia will never accept (a) naval base," Omar said. "Somalia ...