Al-Shabaab members surrender in Baidoa.

Al-Shabaab elements have surrendered to security forces and the National Intelligence Service (NIS) operating in southwestern regional administration areas, especially in Baidoa, the administration's interim capital.

The number of these gunmen who surrendered to the security forces is three: Ibrahim Hussein Mohamed, Nur Muhammad Abu Bakr and Yeri Ali Hussein.

They were members of al-Shabaab and its fighters operating in the Bay, Bakool, Lower Shabelle and Hiran regions, said their surrender was the result of the difficult living conditions they faced, and called on their friends to defect from the group and surrender to the Somali government.

Local forces attack al-Shabaab in Galgdud province.

Local forces attack Al-Shabaab in Galgadud province. 

Local forces known as Ma'usli have launched an attack on al-Shabaab, inflicting heavy losses and confiscating many of their weapons, reports from central Galgdud region have suggested.

Local forces reportedly ambushed al-Shabaab fighters, where they fought head-to-head and the fighters were defeated.

There is no official statement from al-Shabaab fighters on the operation, which is part of efforts by the Somali government in cooperation with Somali clan militias to liberate the central regions from al-Shabaab.

 

Somali government applauds UN Security Council sanctions on al-Shabab leaders.

 

Somali government applauds UN Security Council sanctions on Al-Shabaab leaders.

The Somali government has applauded the UN Security Council's decision to sanction three al-Shabab leaders at the Somali government’s request.

The Minister of Information, Culture, and Tourism, Daud Aweis Jama, praised the decision in a post on his X account (formerly Twitter), stating that the individuals are now on the sanctions list under Resolution 2713, facing financial restrictions and travel bans.

The statement noted that those sanctioned would be denied access to funds and subjected to travel restrictions.

Since 2007, al-Shabaab has been fighting the Somali government and the African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS), a multidimensional mission authorized by the African Union and mandated by the United Nations Security Council.

Armed village militia attacked Danab forces in the central Shabelle region.

More information is coming out about an attack that caused casualties including death and injury in Halay near the El Baraf area of the central Shabelle region.

The attack, which was a real one, was carried out by armed village militias against Danab forces who reportedly left Jowhar town and headed to Hiran region.

There was a short-lived battle between the Danab forces and the militias that carried out the attack, which reportedly resulted in casualties on both sides, although it is not officially known how much damage.

This attack by the armed militia on the armed forces is believed to be based on tribal beliefs, since the confused forces were those who were on leave in the region of Hiran from which they are from.

This step, which is the culminating in the tribal-based conflicts, is coming to an end, with village fighting in recent months that have caused heavy losses in areas on the border of Hiran and the central Shabelle.

NISA Commander announces new leadership appointments.

Abdullahi Mohamed Ali Sanbaloolshe, director of the Somali National Security and Intelligence Agency (NISA), announced leadership changes in the Banadir region on Tuesday.

Sanbaloolshe removed Muhidin Warbac from his position as commander of the security agency in the Banadir region. He appointed Abdifatah Ibrahim Shaweye, a former NISA deputy, to the role.

Sanbaloolshe also reassigned Warbac as the security assistant of NISA and appointed Abdulkadir Hayow as the commander of Aden Adde International Airport in Mogadishu.

The leadership changes come as Sanbaloolshe begins his third term as NISA director.

Armed Forces Court Sentences Al-Shabaab Member to Death.

The First Circuit Court of the Armed Forces today sentenced to death by firing squad a member of Al-Shabaab group who killed a woman named Khadijo Siyad Mohamed in Mogadishu.

The man convicted by the court of murder is named as Ibrahim Adan Maadeey, whose name is known as the Shabaab group, abdirahman, who received a salary of between $70 and 90 from the group.

The security forces have arrested the man who killed Khadijo Siyad Mohamed in front of her house in Hodan district of Mogadishu.

This man was told that before he killed the deceased, he asked her to give him water to drink, and when she sent the water to her daughter, she struck the deceased in the head with several knives.

Finally, the armed forces court sentenced Ibrahim Adan Maadeey to death by firing squad, which is revenge for the late Khadijo Siyad Mohamed, the chairman of the first-degree court of the armed forces, Lieutenant General Hassan Ali Nur Shute, told the media.

Puntland military court tries five men accused of aiding al-Shabab in Bosaso.

Five men allegedly working with the al-Shabab militant group appeared before a Puntland military court in Bosaso town on Monday.

The men are accused of using their vehicles to transport al-Shabab members from the mountainous area to carry out murderous operations in Bosaso.

The court prosecutor stated that the men were arrested following an investigation into two murder cases in Bosaso. Security police apprehended the five men along with their vehicle during the operation.

Some of the defendants claimed they were forced by al-Shabab threats to carry out these activities, while others argued they were unknowingly working for al-Shabab.

The military court is set to issue judgments for four of the five men today, while one of the accused has been acquitted of any crime.

Somali army forces kill al-Shabab operative in Lower Shabelle region.

Somali army forces killed an al-Shabab operative identified as Abdulkadir Haji Enow during a planned security operation in the Lower Shabelle region on Saturday.

The commander of the 26th unit of the 6th battalion, Farah Mohamud Hirsi, told Somali National Television on Sunday that information about the al-Shabab member who was killed in the operation was shared by residents of the villages in the Golweyn area.

Commander Farah Mohamud also stated that such operations will continue as they aim to eliminate members of the al-Shabab group in the Lower Shabelle region.

However, he did not provide further details about the rank of the killed operative within the group.

The military operation in the Lower Shabelle region comes a week after at least nine al-Shabab militants were killed in an airstrike conducted by Somali army forces, supported by international allies, in the Middle Shabelle and Galgadud regions.

The Ministry of Information reported that the airstrike took place in the areas of Ali Helle and Barag Sheikh Aamir. Four militants were killed in Ali Helle, while five others were killed in the Barag Sheikh Aamir area.

Government forces carry out operations against Alshabab in Lower Shabelle region.

Somali armed forces, especially the 7th Battalion have been conducting operations against Al-Shabaab in recent hours in areas of the Lower Shabelle region.

The planned operations were carried out by the forces in several areas on the banks of the Shabelle River that flows through the region.

A brief report published in the state media stated that the operation inflicted heavy losses on members of the Al-Shabaab group who were hiding in the river banks.

The statement did not disclose the total amount of losses inflicted on Al-Shabaab.

Somali federal government forces supported by locals and international partners are carrying out operations against Al-Shabaab in most areas where the group is based in the country.

 

DF sheds new blood in Shabaab fight and heavy action it has taken.

The Federal Government of Somalia has sent troops to the Somali People's Liberation Army, who arrived in Galgaoud province today, and this seems to be the government shedding new blood in the fight against Al-Shabaab.

These forces are led by the commander of the 86th Battalion of the 77th Battalion two stars Abdi Nur Qadaye, and they first went to the town of Masagawa, one of the last areas liberated from Al-Shabaab militia.

The commander of the 85th organization, Abdi Wahab Ahmed Ma'alin, and a member of the leaders of the community also welcomed the troops.

The aim of these new troops deployed to Galgaoud region is to participate in the liberation operations that are taking place there, in order to remove Al-Shabaab.

A press release from the federal government stated that these forces are taking part in the fight against Al-Shabaab in the central regions.

"This force is part of the operations to eliminate terrorism in the country. The president of the 85th organization, Laba X/le Abdiwahab Ahmed Ma'alin, and a member of the leaders of the East Galgad region were welcomed in Masawagaa," the press release said.

It was also followed by "The officials went to the city after going to inspect and greet the soldiers of the various stations in the city."

In Galgaoud and Mudug regions, there are long-term operations in cooperation between the forces and the local forces, and they are facing Al-Shabaab.

Airstrikes in Galgadud and Middle Shabelle targeted al-Shabaab.

Somali federal government forces and international partners have jointly carried out operations against Al-Shabaab in areas of Galgaduud and central Shabelle regions.

The first operation took place in ali Hayle area of the central Shabelle region, while the second operation took place in Barag Sheikh Amir area of Galgad district in Galgaduud region.

The operations that took place in the area of Ali Hayle and Barag Sheikh Amir, which were bombing, were described as killing members of Al-shabab, and burning vehicles of the group, which were Abdi Bile and Boyad.

"The XDS Army Command confirmed that the Bombing of Ali Hayle burned a tanker truck and killed the militia guarding the truck. The second attack that took place last night in the area of Barag Sheikh Amir also targeted a Abdi Bila truck that was stationed in the area known as the vicinity of Jimaale Mohamud Daud," said a statement from the federal government.

According to the latest reports, there are still ongoing operations in these areas where the allied forces are still searching for the remains of Al-shabaab group in the areas that the forces bombed in the last few hours in the central Shabelle and Galgad.

Puntland security forces seize explosives, arrest suspect in Bosaso anti-terror operation.

Puntland’s naval forces have apprehended a suspect and confiscated explosives following operations in Bosaso, officials reported. The captured materials included hand grenades linked to recent severe explosions in the city.

The operations targeted individuals believed to be associated with terrorist groups, specifically Al-Shabaab and ISIS-Somalia, which are reported to have hidden bases in the Bari region's mountains. However, the official statement did not clarify the suspect's specific group affiliation.

According to the naval command's statement, the intent behind deploying the explosives was to harm the residents of Bosaso. The confiscated vehicles were reportedly used to transport the grenades involved in the attacks.

Despite these incidents, the overall security situation in Bosaso has been stable recently. In the past the city has experienced ongoing political tensions influenced by confrontations between the Puntland Marine Police Force (PMPF) and the Puntland Security Force (PSF), rooted in disputes between President Deni and Asad Osman Diyano.

 

Somali government intercepts shipment of fuel and explosives to al-Shabaab in Mudug region.

Somali government forces have intercepted 150 tanks filled with fuel and explosive powder destined for the militant extremist group Al-Shabaab. The operation, supported by local residents, took place near Harardhere in the southern part of the Mudug region.

Military officials indicated that the shipment was en route to areas controlled by Al-Shabaab. During the operation, authorities arrested two suspects linked to the shipment, who are currently under investigation.

The recent seizure is part of ongoing efforts by government forces to disrupt the logistics and operations of Al-Shabaab. Previously, government forces had thwarted several car bombing attempts by the group in the Galmudug area.

However, Al-Shabaab has managed to regain control of some territories in southern Mudug in the past few months, following the withdrawal of government and local forces from those areas.

 

South West state forces arrest al-Shabaab leader in operation in Bay region.

Security forces in the southwestern state have arrested an al-Shabaab leader, Adam Mohamed Ali "Tayo", in the Burhakaba district of Bay province.

Tayo, who was dressed in a federal government army uniform, was arrested with a weapon and handed over to local security forces in the southwestern state.

The operation was part of a crackdown on al-Shabaab militants in the southwest, and security forces recently paralyzed 12 al-Shabaab members captured during military operations in and around Baidoa, the temporary capital of the southwest.

Intensive operations against al-Shabaab are taking place in the Bay and Bakool regions, with the Somali army, local residents and security forces in South West State cooperating to eradicate al-Shabaab.

Al-Shabaab militants burn houses in DAARUNIMCA area.

Reports from the Central Shabelle region say that Al-Shabaab carried out a heavy attack today in the Darunima area under Ruun-nirgood district, where there was a brief battle.

Al-Shabaab managed to surround the area for several hours, after the government forces and those in the area withdrew, as confirmed by official sources.

In addition, al-Shabaab reported that during their stay in the city, Al-Shabaab burned down military houses in the government, and then withdrew from the area when they fought back against the armed forces.

The mayor of Ruun-nirgood district, Ma'alin Muhidin Mohamud, who spoke to the media, reported on the fighting and said that Al-Shabaab fighters who carried out the attack on the district were pushed back.

"They ambushed the enemy men who were Khawaja and took them to Darunima district, and when they found out about the rescue they withdrew and were pushed forward," said Ma'alin Muhidin Mohamud Kulmiye.

He also pointed out that the situation is now stable, and that the area is under the control of the Armed Forces and the Somali People's Liberation Army.

"The situation in the area is now stable and it is under the control of the government forces and those in the area, and they will stay," he continued.

In Darunima, there have often been clashes that have caused various losses, after attacks by the Shabaab militia who had already been expelled from there.

 

Somali government rejects Amnesty International's accusations of killing civilians.

The Somali government on Wednesday rejected an Amnesty International report accusing it of killing more than two dozen civilians in a Turkish drone strike in the Lower Shabelle region.

Deputy Information Minister Abdirahman al-Adalah said the government has no information about civilian casualties in its military operations against al-Shabaab across the country.

"Military operations are continuing throughout the country. What we can confirm is that there have been no civilian casualties in any operation by the army, and that the army maintains a high level of vigilance."

Amnesty International has indicated that 23 civilians, including children and women, were killed in drone strikes last March in the Lower Shabelle region, adding that it has evidence to prove this, and the organization said that the attacks do not differentiate between military targets and the city, which made the Somali government reject the organization's accusation and deny that there were civilian casualties during the military operations launched against Al-Shabaab with the support of some international partners.

 Amnesty says 23 civilians were killed in Turkish airstrikes in Somalia.

Amnesty International said 23 civilians were killed in two attacks in Somalia using Bayraktar TB-2 drones made by the Turkish company Baykar, which it said may be war crimes.

Amnesty said the attacks, which took place on 18 March 2024, targeted civilians, mostly children and women, from the marginalized Gorgaarte tribe.

Residents told Amnesty that the strikes were carried out by drones, following a face-to-face battle earlier that day between Al-Shabaab and Somali security forces.

"The Somali and Turkish governments should investigate these deadly attacks as a war crime and stop reckless attacks targeting civilians," said Tigere Chagutah, Amnesty International's Regional Director for East and South Africa.

The international organization said its researchers confirmed that the attacks were carried out with weapons called "MAM-L glide bombs, which were fired from two drones.

Somali government sources told Amnesty that Somali military forces are flying TB-2 during the operations against Al-Shabaab.

Amnesty said on April 5 it sent a letter to the Governments of Somalia and Turkey, to control drones, but it received no response.

Operation against al-Shabaab in Bay region of southwestern Somalia state.

Somali forces, backed by local residents, have carried out an operation against al-Shabaab in the Sarman Tiri district of Bay region in southwestern Somalia's state.

According to state media, allied forces killed al-Shabaab members and leaders, the number of which has not been officially announced, and the capture of several others.

The operation is part of a military campaign carried out by the Somali army in co-operation with clan militias in various regional states in the centre and south of the country.