Tag: Hirshabelle
Armed militiamen kill two civilians near Cadalle district
Armed militiamen killed two civilians on Sunday morning in Burdheere, an area under the administration of Cadalle district in the Middle Shabelle ...Airstrikes hit Aadan Yabaal following Al-Shabaab takeover
Somalia’s government said a U.S. airstrike killed 12 Al-Shabaab militants in Aadan Yabaal, shortly after the armed group captured the strategic town ...Car bomb explosion kills at least 20 in Beledweyne
A suicide car bomb detonated at a taxation and security checkpoint in Beledweyne, the capital of HirShabelle State, Somalia, on Saturday, resulting ...Over 100 Al-Shabaab fighters have surrendered to gov’t since July: Report
A total of 107 Al-Shabaab fighters surrendered to the Somali government in July and August, according to Abdullahi Mohamed Nor, the Head ...Over 40 Al-Shabaab Members Killed in Galgaduud: Somali Gov’t
The Somali government said its forces killed 43 Al-Shabaab members and injured several others on Monday after conducting an operation in the ...President Mohamud Visits Frontline Town of Mahas to Strengthen Fight Against Al-Shabaab
President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud arrived in Mahas district on Sunday as part of the mobilization of forces for the offensive against Al-Shabaab. ...President Mohamud Calls for Public Support in Anti-Al-Shabaab Campaign
Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has reiterated his call for public support in the fight against Al-Shabaab as the anti-terror offensive gains ...A year on, Somalia is keen to wrap up ‘all-out’ offensive against Al-Shabaab in Galmudug
It has been a year since the first phase of the “all-out” offensive against Al-Shabaab commenced in Somalia’s central regions. With the ...Al-Shabaab attacks military training camp in Somalia’s Bardere town
Al-Shabaab militants on Wednesday attacked a military training camp in Somalia’s southern town of Bardere. The attack started when two explosives-laden vehicles ...Somali cabinet approves appointment of Gen Muhyadin as new army chief
Somalia’s Cabinet on Monday approved the appointment of General Ibrahim Sheekh Muhyadin Adow as the new Commander of the Somali National Army ...