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Somalia: Drone Downed Over Presidential Palace, Raising Security Threats
[Garowe] Elite troops guarding Villa Somalia, the official residence and office of the president, shot down one of the two drones sighted over the building, in what could raise serious security concerns in one of the most protected areas in the country.According to officials, the two drones were hovering around the vicinity of the building but the presidential guards managed to bring one down. It is not clear who were the owners of the gadgets and the immediate mission around the palace. The airspace within the residence is not public leading to the immediate response by the security forces, who are tasked to guard the president of Somalia. No single group has taken responsibility for the incident which happened on Friday evening. This comes at the time reports indicate that hard boy groups - ISIS and al-Shabaab  ... Somalia's version of the Taliban, functioning as an arm of al-Qaeda...have begun using drones to carry out kabooms. While ISIS forces of Evil are predominantly stationed in Public states, al-Shabaab is mostly in central and southern regions. Posted by: trailing wife 2025-02-02 |
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