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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
The African Union Support and Stabilization Mission in Somalia (AUSSOM) will serve as the African Union's new peacekeeping and stabilization operation in Somalia. [1] Succeeding the African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS), The mission is expected to start in 2025, that may include troops from the East African nations of Egypt ...
Somali government forces stated that 17 soldiers and 13 civilians were killed in the attack, along with at least 41 al-Shabaab fighters. [6] [1] A survivor in Wisil during the attack said that he had seen at least 30 people injured, and Somali officials later stated that all injured personnel and civilians were flown to Mogadishu for treatment. [1]
The U.S. will build up to five military bases for the Somali army in a project that seeks to bolster the Somalian national army's capabilities amid ongoing threats from an extremist group. The ...
In 2012, with the support of the Somali government, [283] 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 ...
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 ]
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."
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