Tag: AL-SHABAAB
Eritrea: Somali Leader arrived in Asmara, discuss progress of bilateral ties
ASMARA (HAN) October 4. 2020. Public Diplomacy, Monitoring Regional Issues. The President of the Federal Republic of Somalia, H.E. Mohammed A. Mohammed, arrived in Asmara in mid-morning hours today for 2-day working visit. President Mohammed & his delegation were accorded warm welcome by President Isaias Afwerki on arrival at Asmara International Airport. The two Heads…
Kenya: Expand Counter-terrorism Drone War
WASHINGTON (HAN) September 15. 2020. Public Diplomacy and Regional Stability Initiatives News. Monitoring Regional Issues. The U.S. military’s Africa Command is pressing for new authorities to carry out armed drone strikes targeting Qaeda-linked Shabab fighters in portions of eastern Kenya, potentially expanding the war zone across the border from their sanctuaries in Somalia, according to…
AFRICOM releases identity of Al-Shabaab leader killed in August airstrike
The United States military released the identity of the senior Al-Shabaab leader who was killed in an airstrike in Somalia last month. A statement by the U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) said the leader was a terrorist known as Abdulqadir Commandos, who held numerous positions within the Islamist militant group, including recently serving as a senior…
Somalia:14 Al-Shabaab killed in heavy attack on town
MOGADISHU (HAN) September 8. 2020. Monitoring Regional Issues. Militants loyal to jihadist group Al-Shabaab waged a heavy attack on Bal’ad town, 30 km north of Mogadishu, early on Tuesday. In a Twitter message, Ministry of Information spokesperson Ismael Mukhtar Omar said there was an ambush but that the Somali National Army (SNA) recaptured the town.…
Somalia: US service member injured in Attack
MOGADISHU (HAN) September 7. 2020. Monitoring Regional Issues. A US service member was injured in Somalia Monday when Al-Shabaab attacked US and Somali forces, according to the US military. Al-Shabaab attacked the forces using “a vehicle employed as an improvised explosive device and mortar fire,” US Africa Command said in a statement. The injured service…
