tagesschau, 5 months ago to Somalia German

Islamisten in Somalia nehmen mehrere Geiseln

In Somalia haben Terroristen der Al-Shabaab-Miliz die Insassen eines UN-Hubschraubers als Geiseln genommen und einen Menschen getötet. Laut somalischer Behörden konnten zwei Menschen entkommen.

➡️ https://www.tagesschau.de/ausland/afrika/somalia-terrormiliz-geiseln-100.html?at_medium=mastodon&at_campaign=tagesschau.de

#Somalia #AlShabaab #Geiseln

SteveThompson, 5 months ago to Israel

"US man charged for attempt aid al-Shabaab after Oct 7 attack on Israel"

https://www.jpost.com/international/islamic-terrorism/article-780073

"The 23-year-old has been charged with 'attempting to provide material support to a designated foreign terrorist organization,' which carries a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison."

#alshabaab #terrorists #oct7 #Gaza #Israel

polgeonow, 9 months ago to Somalia

#Somalia govt forces last week captured #ElBur, last district center in central #Galmudug region controlled by #AlShabaab, though they later retreated from other key towns in the area.

https://www.voanews.com/a/somali-army-captures-elbur-district-a-major-al-shabab-base/7241788.html https://www.voanews.com/a/7245333.html

Though Somalia govt victories in Galmudug region are a big deal, Al Shabaab's core stronghold area in the south remains largely untouched.

#OSINT #conflictracking #geography #geopolitics #HornOfAfrica #Africa #military @geography @geopolitics

polgeonow, 11 months ago to Somalia

Some very sloppy #Somalia reporting by AFP...

(1) Baardheere (aka Bardhere/Bardera) is northwest of #Mogadishu, not south of it.

(2) What the heck does "ADC" stand for? Article doesn't even attempt to explain.

(3) Describing "major offensive" against #AlShabaab as "backed by #ATMIS" is a bit of a stretch - ATMIS has been conspicuously uninvolved.

https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20230621-au-force-in-somalia-starts-reducing-troop-numbers