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Somalia’s National Intelligence and Security Agency says the militants were plotting imminent attacks in Hirshabelle state.
News Somalia » Middle Shebelle » Security: 12 al-Shabab militants killed in Somali operation: intelligence agency
MOGADISHU, Sept. 26 (Xinhua) -- Somalia's National Intelligence and Security Agency (NISA) said it killed 12 al-Shabab militants in an operation in the south-central part of the country, according to ...
News Somalia » Middle Shebelle » Security: Drone strike kills Al-Shabaab operative, destroys checkpoint in Somalia
MOGADISHU, Somalia - For the first time in almost a month, the US Africa Command launched an airstrike against Al-Shabaab militants in Somalia, in an operation that dismembered a checkpoint normally ...
News Somalia » Middle Shebelle » Security: Somalia's Special Forces seize another senior Al-Shabaab commander
MOGADISHU, Somalia - In the second week of intensive operations at Lower Shebelle, Somalia's Special Forces captured the fourth top Al-Shabaab operative, officials said, tipping at the capability of ...
News Somalia » Middle Shebelle » Security: Could Egyptian military deployment in Somalia upset Horn of Africa balance of power?
This potentially important development comes as Pakistan and Turkey may also be deploying forces to Saudi Arabia to support the Kingdom’s defenses against the Houthis.
News Somalia » Middle Shebelle » Security: Somalia claims it killed senior Shabaab leader
Shabaab fighters march in Somalia. Image from a Shabaab propaganda video. Somalia’s Ministry of Defense (MoD) announced yesterday that its forces, alongside “international partners,” killed Maalin ...
News Somalia » Middle Shebelle » Security: Concentration of Political Power and Inclusive Power-Sharing in Somalia
Somalia’s federal system was designed to distribute political authority among regions and communities rather than allow key institutions to become concentrated within one political or clan network.
News Somalia » Middle Shebelle » Security: As tensions soar in the African horn, Egypt prepares to deploy troops to Somalia
Technical military teams from Egypt, including advisors, trainers and officers, are reportedly busy preparing for the deployment of army troops to Somalia, the first such move in the Horn of Africa ...