US EditionSomalia Says It Killed 29 Al-Shabaab Fighters in Central Somalia Raids
Somalia's military, supported by international allies, killed 29 Al-Shabaab fighters in a week-long offensive targeting militant strongholds in Middle Shabelle, officials said.
- In recent months, Somalia's national army carried out operations in central Somalia that killed at least 29 Al-Shabaab fighters, security officials said.
- The offensive aimed to reclaim strongholds in Middle Shabelle after earlier 2022-23 national army operations captured about 200 towns and villages, with NISA reporting up to 135 militants killed.
- Raids struck suspected hideouts in the Jabad-Godane area and other Middle Shabelle sites, including Alanleey and Xawaadley, as Al-Shabaab continues bombings and assassinations.
- Reports of civilian harm and conflicting accounts emerged as local media reported more than 30 civilians killed near Mogadishu last week, while Jabo residents found missile debris with no casualties.
- This year U.S. airstrikes in Somalia have reached at least 127 as U.S. Africa Command stopped sharing casualty estimates, while Al-Shabaab has waged an insurgency for more than 15 years.
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Shafaq News – Mogadishu: Somalia’s Ministry of Defense announced on Thursday that its armed forces, in coordination with international partners, killed 29 al-Shabaab militants in the Jabad Godane area of Middle Shabelle region. The Ministry of Defense stated in a statement on the “X” platform that it also destroyed vehicles and weapons intended for use in “terrorist attacks” against civilians during nighttime air operations in Middle Shabelle. T…
The Straits Times
Somalia says it killed 29 al-Shabaab militants with international support
NAIROBI, Jan 1 - Somalia's armed forces have eliminated 29 al-Shabaab militants in the town of Jabad Godane in southeastern Somalia, in coordination with international partners, the Defence Ministry said in a statement on Thursday. Read more at straitstimes.com.
U.S. Forces in Somalia
US forces began conducting airstrikes against Al-Qaeda in Somalia in 2007. Following Ethiopia’s military intervention and the capture of large swathes of the country by Al-Shabaab, US forces escalated their air campaign. Airwars has documented numerous allegations of civilian harm from US strikes in Somalia since 2007.
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