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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.
The US military conducted an airstrike killing five al-Shabaab terrorists on Tuesday, US Africa Command said in a statement.. The airstrike was carried out in support of 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 ...
An Al-Shabaab suicide bomber detonated an explosive device outside the SYL Hotel in Mogadishu, Somalia, before five gunmen raided the hotel in a 13-hour siege. In total, fourteen people were killed, including all six attackers. March 19: 39 Al-Shabaab leaders are killed after two Somali National Army airstrikes in Afgooye, Somalia. [234]
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
The Defense Department said 10 al-Shabaab members were killed by airstrikes conducted by US Africa Command in Somalia in the overnight hours of Saturday.
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.
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 ...