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Africa Horn

Somali Government Forces Repel Al-Shabaab Attacks On Their Bases

2025-03-16

[ShabelleMedia] Somali government forces, supported by local militias, successfully repelled attacks by the Islamist Death Eater group al-Shabaab

... an Islamic infestation centering on Somalia attempting to metastasize into Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, and similar places, all ofwhich have enough problems without them...
early this morning in Awdheegle, located in the Lower Shabelle region. Military activity has been reported in the area as fighting continued for several hours.

In a separate incident, al-Shabaab launched another assault in the Buursha Sheekh area of the Middle Shabelle region, resulting in direct combat that lasted for hours. Eventually, the Somali forces were able to push back the Death Eaters.

Meanwhile,
...back at the shootout, Butch shot Black Bart's gun out of his hand......
government forces conducted an operation in the Laba-Garas area of the Middle Shabelle region, where several al-Shabaab fighters were killed, according to state media reports. The Somali military has reinforced its presence in the region to enhance security and stability.

The recent festivities and operations have highlighted the intensifying battle against al-Shabaab in the Lower and Middle Shabelle regions.

Al-Shabaab launches coordinated attacks in Somalia

[Garowe] Al-Shabaab militants carried out coordinated attacks in the country, on Saturday, officials said, noting that the group was targeting government officers and innocent civilians as it tried to seize more territories.

The militants were targeting government installations and the Somali National Army in Awdheegle, in the Lower Shabelle region, officials said, adding that heavy clashes ensued thereafter, leading to massive casualties.

The attack resulted in a heavy clash, with explosions accompanying the fighting, residents said, while acknowledging the intensity of the clashes which comes at the time the Somali National Army is pursuing the militants in the country.

Both sides involved in the confrontation are reported to have suffered casualties, including deaths and injuries, reflecting the instability in the volatile region, officials said. This was the second attack launched by the group this morning on two areas near the capital city.

Earlier, the al-Shabaab militants launched a pre-dawn attack Saturday on the Hawo Abdi area, located about 20 kilometers (12 miles) west of Mogadishu, engaging in a heavy battle with government forces, according to residents.

With the help of the African Union Support and Stabilization Mission in Somalia along with the US Africa Command, the Somali National Army has managed to liberate several strategic towns across the country from the group.

President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud recently extended the amnesty for the members of the group who are willing to withdraw. The president said his administration was ready to recent those ready to defect from the notorious group.

Al-Shabaab group is fighting to topple the fragile UN-backed federal government of Somalia which has struggled to install stability for the last three decades. The al-Shabaab however, has lost large swathes of rural central and southern regions.

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