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🇸🇴#Somalia
An attack on Somalian General Mohamed Hashi saw seven people killed & three more injured.
Militants reportedly set off a roadside IED in #Mogadishu as a military convoy passed by.
Civilians were killed in the explosion & three bodyguards of the general were injured.
Al-Qaeda affiliated al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the attack.
🥭@mangopress
An attack on Somalian General Mohamed Hashi saw seven people killed & three more injured.
Militants reportedly set off a roadside IED in #Mogadishu as a military convoy passed by.
Civilians were killed in the explosion & three bodyguards of the general were injured.
Al-Qaeda affiliated al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the attack.
🥭@mangopress
Forwarded from Africa Intel
🇪🇹🇸🇴 Ethiopian forces clash with al-Shabaab in western Somalia
Ethiopian forces engaged in fierce clashes with al-Shabaab fighters near the town of Rab Dhuure in western Somalia on Sunday morning, local residents said.
At around 9 a.m. local residents heard large explosions followed by a heavy near the town of Rab Dhuure in Bakool region, around 20 kmfrom the Ethiopia border.
Al-Shabaab claimed to have ambushed a large convoy of Ethiopian troops, who are operating in the area as part of regional efforts to wipe out the al Qaeda-affiliated group.
#Ethiopia #Somalia
@africaintel
Ethiopian forces engaged in fierce clashes with al-Shabaab fighters near the town of Rab Dhuure in western Somalia on Sunday morning, local residents said.
At around 9 a.m. local residents heard large explosions followed by a heavy near the town of Rab Dhuure in Bakool region, around 20 kmfrom the Ethiopia border.
Al-Shabaab claimed to have ambushed a large convoy of Ethiopian troops, who are operating in the area as part of regional efforts to wipe out the al Qaeda-affiliated group.
#Ethiopia #Somalia
@africaintel
Forwarded from Africa Intel
🇪🇬🇸🇴 Egypt begins preparations for deployment of troops in Somalia
Egypt has begun preparing to deploy a military contingent to Somalia, despite strong resistance from Ethiopia and a number of Somali regions .
Earlier, the Somali president openly supported the introduction of Egyptian troops. Cairo has already sent weapons, military advisers and special forces units to Somalia. Egypt intends to complete the implementation of its plans by December 31, the date by which Ethiopian troops must be withdrawn from the country at the request of the Somali government.
Somali army units, accompanied by Egyptian military advisers, were sent to critical supply lines where Ethiopian troops were entrenched in Somalia to ensure their withdrawal.
#Egypt #Somalia
@africaintel
Egypt has begun preparing to deploy a military contingent to Somalia, despite strong resistance from Ethiopia and a number of Somali regions .
Earlier, the Somali president openly supported the introduction of Egyptian troops. Cairo has already sent weapons, military advisers and special forces units to Somalia. Egypt intends to complete the implementation of its plans by December 31, the date by which Ethiopian troops must be withdrawn from the country at the request of the Somali government.
Somali army units, accompanied by Egyptian military advisers, were sent to critical supply lines where Ethiopian troops were entrenched in Somalia to ensure their withdrawal.
#Egypt #Somalia
@africaintel