Ongoing clashes between Shabaab and Ahlu Sunna Wal Jama’a, a Sufi militia, left scores dead in the Galgadud region. Britain will seek to build consensus to tackle instability and piracy in Somalia, when it hosts a major international conference on Feb. 23. Aid groups warned of disaster in Somalia if the Shabaab ban against aid […]
A government vehicle struck a roadside bomb in Mogadishu, killing at least six people and wounding seven others. At least seven people were wounded in an explosion at the Banadir hospital in Mogadishu. Shabaab fighters have closed down several aid agencies working in famine-hit Somalia, including some from the UN.
Shabaab warned Ethiopia that any military intervention in Somalia will result in “heavy” losses for its forces. Hundreds of Ethiopian troops with tanks and artillery reportedly reached parts of Hiran region in central Somalia on Saturday. Shabaab fighters beheaded two young boys in the Afmadow district of lower Jubba region.
Five people were killed in Galgudud as Shabaab forces battled a militia from the pro-government Ahlu Sunnah Wal Jama’a. Shabaab took control of the town but was then driven out by ASWJ fighters.
Last month, the African Union dismissed Shabaab’s videotape from Mogadishu as “faked” propaganda.
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More than 27 people were injured and three were killed in grenade attacks in Garissa, near the Somali border. An IED killed three government troops and injured nine civilians in the Bakara market. Ethiopia will deploy troops inside Somalia for a “brief period” to help Somali and Kenyan forces battling Islamist militants.
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Shabaab killed a Kenyan soldier in an IED attack in the south. The Kenyan military said it has blockaded the Shabaab-held port city of Kismayo.
Kenyan warplanes struck Shabaab camps in the Gedo region; no casualties were reported. Shabaab is suspected of murdering two boys in Mogadishu.
Shabaab killed 11 people in a bombing in Mogadishu. Two Shabaab fighters were killed in a premature detonation. The Kenyan Air Force killed a woman in a strike in Somalia near the border.
Somali gov’t says no Ethiopian troops on its soil
Shabaab claimed it attacked Kenyan warships with “high power speed boats” off the coast of Kismayo. Ethiopian troops were spotted moving towards Guriel.
The African Union said it repelled Shabaab attacks in several districts in Mogadishu. Ethiopia denied its military crossed the Somali frontier to battle Shabaab.
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The Kenyan military said 28 Shabaab fighters and eight Kenyan soldiers have been killed during fighting in the south over the past several days; one soldier is listed as missing. Hundreds of Ethiopian troops were spotted crossing into Somalia.
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Kenyan troops killed 12 Shabaab fighters and have advanced to the outskirts of Afmadow. Four civilians were killed during fighting between Shabaab and government forces in Mogadishu.
The African Union will work with Kenya to battle Shabaab. The deputy chairman of Kenya’s parliament said his country would not advance on Kismayo. Six people were killed in food riots in Mogadishu.
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Two people were killed during fighting between Shabaab and government forces in Mogadishu. Shabaab said Kenya “failed” in its attempt to secure the south.
Unconfirmed reports claim that Ahmad Godane Abu Zubayr, Shabaab’s spiritual leader and Sheikh Hassan Dahir Aweys, a top commander, were killed in a massive blast in Afgoye.
Massive explosion sparks exodus from Somali town
The Kenyan military said Shabaab is no longer massing for attacks but is now using hit-and-run guerrilla tactics, including IEDs and ambushes. A large blast took place at a suspected Shabaab bomb factory in Hiran.
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Shabaab claimed it destroyed six Kenyan armored vehicles during fighting in Tabta and Dhobley in the south. Shabaab reportedly executed three civilians in the area as well.
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Shabaab fighters paraded in the coastal town of Marka. A member of parliament was gunned down in Mogadishu.
Shabaab killed 17 people in bombings in the capital of Mogadishu. Shabaab is reported to have pulled down its flags from public places in Baidoa and Dinsoor.