Police kill 11 suspected al-Shabaab militants near Kenya-Somalia border
Police recovered three machine guns and 409 rounds of ammunition as the group’s suspected fighters fled across the border, officials said.
- On Sunday, the Special Operations Group killed at least 11 suspected Al-Shabaab militants during an intelligence-led operation near the Kenya-Somalia border in Mandera County, targeting a makeshift camp where about 30 militants had gathered.
- This Mandera operation aligns with an intensified security campaign to disrupt terrorist networks and reduce cross-border incursions, as Kenya has expanded surveillance along the Kenya-Somalia frontier since launching Operation Linda Nchi in 2011.
- Officers recovered three PKM machine guns and approximately 409 rounds of ammunition from the scene, while investigators seized religious tax receipts detailing Al-Shabaab's organized revenue collection network used to finance operations.
- Separately, Somalia's army, backed by international partners, killed 26 militants during airstrikes in the Middle Shabelle region on Sunday, destroying a military transport vehicle and fuel tanker, the defence ministry reported.
- Since the collapse of the Siad Barre government in 1991, Somalia has faced prolonged instability enabling militant expansion, though officials report sustained pressure by security agencies has contributed to a decline in terror-related incidents.
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The Somali Ministry of Defense announced that a leader and six members of the Al-Shabaab terrorist group were killed and their positions were destroyed in an army operation in the Lower Shabelle region.
Somalia: Somali Army Says Airstrikes Kill 26 Al-Shabaab Fighters in Middle Shabelle
Mogadishu -- Somalia's army, backed by international partners, carried out airstrikes targeting Al-Shabaab positions in the Middle Shabelle region, killing 26 militants and destroying military equipment, the defence ministry said on Sunday.
Somali Forces Kill Senior Al-Shabaab Commander in Intelligence-Led Operation
Mogadishu (WDN) – Somali government forces stated they have killed a senior Al-Shabaab commander during a carefully planned intelligence operation in the Lower Shabelle region, highlighting both the growing sophistication of Somalia’s security services and the continuing challenge posed by the militant group’s entrenched networks across the country. In a statement, the Ministry of Defence announced that Somali National Army forces carried out th…
In an air-supported operation in Kenya's Mandera region, 11 al-Shabaab militants were neutralized, and 7 wounded members of the organization were captured.
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