Federal Troops and Al-Shabaab Fight at Hees Six Days After the Mahaas Agreement
BELEDWEYNE, SOMALIA – Federal troops and al-Shabaab fighters fought with heavy and light weapons on the morning of Friday 9 ...
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Al-Shabaab Announces a Deal With Hawadle Elders in Mahaas
MAHAAS, SOMALIA – Al-Shabaab announced on Saturday 3 October that it had reached an agreement with the Hawadle clan to ...
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The Army Chief Wants Ali Jeyte Back in Hiiraan
MOGADISHU, SOMALIA – The commander of the Somali National Army is weighing a return to uniform for Ali Jeyte Osman, ...
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Al-Shabaab Takes Teedaan as Hiiraan Slips Further From Mogadishu
MAHAS, SOMALIA – Al-Shabaab attacked the settlement of Teedaan in Mahas district on Saturday, and by the end of the ...
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Somalia’s War With Al-Shabaab Settles Into a Stalemate by Design
MOGADISHU, SOMALIA – The most honest map of Somalia's war is four years old. A new International Crisis Group briefing ...
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Clan Clashes in Jalalaqsi Expose Somalia’s Hollow Center
JALALAQSI, SOMALIA – A town has emptied out, and the state did little to stop it. Clan clashes in Jalalaqsi, ...
Read moreDetailsSomali and AU Forces Kill Dozens but Lose Troops to Al-Shabaab
MOGADISHU, SOMALIA – Somali and African Union forces killed dozens of al-Shabaab fighters this week, officials say, but the gains ...
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Al-Shabaab Offensive Feeds on Mogadishu’s Political Chaos
MOGADISHU, SOMALIA – The al-Shabaab offensive sweeping across central Somalia is not winning on firepower alone. It is winning on ...
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Emirati Drones Strike Galgala From Bosaso Nine Months After Mogadishu Revoked Abu Dhabi’s Agreements
BOSASO, SOMALIA – Drones of the United Arab Emirates struck al-Shabaab fighters laying roadside mines in the Galgala mountain pass...
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