By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Shabellemedia
The Somali army says it killed nearly 75 Al-Shabaab fighters and wounded 56 others during an offensive in Jameeca, in Buurhakaba district, on 26 October. The death toll, announced by Somalia’s Ministry of Defence, has not been independently verified.
The Somali army’s Danab special forces conducted an operation against suspected al-Shabaab fighters in Goobanle, between the Lower Shabelle and Bay regions. Several suspects were arrested, while others were being sought, according to a Somali military report that did not specify their number or any items seized.
🇸🇴 Somalia · Source: Shabellemedia ·
Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamoud says Mogadishu’s TURKSOM complex is a training centre for the Somali army, not a Turkish military base. Opened in 2017, the site has trained thousands of Somali soldiers and officers, he told Al Jazeera.
🇸🇴 Somalia · Source: Caasimada Online ·
United Arab Emirates drones bombed four Al-Shabaab fighters in the Al-Madow mountains in Puntland, leaving two wounded who were later killed by local special forces. The operation, launched from the military base in Boosaaso, could precede a new Puntland offensive, according to local officials cited by AFP.
🇸🇴 Somalia · Source: Caasimada Online ·
Somalia and Iraq have agreed to examine ways to increase trade, including by facilitating exports of Somali livestock to the Iraqi market, Somalia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced. Ministers Abdisalam Abdi Ali and Fuad Hussein also discussed the agricultural and economic sectors during a meeting held on the sidelines of a meeting of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation, according to the ministry.
🇸🇴 Somalia · Source: Shabellemedia ·
Somalia closes United Nations political officeSomali Deputy Prime Minister Saalax Axmed Jaamac attended a ceremony in Mogadishu marking the closure of the United Nations political office in Somalia. The end of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Somalia’s activities marks a new phase in political and institutional cooperation between Somalia and the UN, according to Shabellemedia.
Fanamc says Tsimdo campaign against Ethiopia failedA commentary published by Fanamc says the Tsimdo campaign, which it describes as backed by Cairo and Asmara, failed to bring about Ethiopia’s rapid collapse. It argues that the Ethiopian army and national cohesion thwarted the objectives attributed to those behind the campaign.The week in Africa
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