🏴🇸🇴❌🇸🇴 — Al-Shabaab captures Xagare and Gumare from pro-SNA militias, advances less than 10km from strategic town of Moqokori.

➡️ Early this morning, Al-Shabaab militants captured the two villages of Xagare and Gumare in Hiiraan region, central Somalia, without fighting, the Macawisley, pro-government militias, are gradually retreating towards Moqokori to concentrate forces against a large assault.

➡️This same strategy was used in Adan Yabaal, however although the city was heavily garrisoned it still fell and 400 militiamen and soldiers died in the battle.

➡️Al-Shabaab is now actively advancing on two axes towards Moqokori, on the Yasooman axis and on the Adan Yaabal axis.

➡️ 4 days ago, Al-Shabaab captured Ceel Qoxle a few kilometers south in the same way without resistance, although it was raided 7 days earlier (22th June) after which 31 militiamen were killed.

🏳️❌🇲🇱🇮🇳 — 3 Indian foreign workers were kidnapped by JNIM at the Diamond Cement Factory during the 1st July attacks in Mali.

➡️ The Indian Foreign Ministry confirmed the abduction, and condemns this 'deplorable act of violence, calls for Mali to take 'all necessary measures' to secure the release of the Indian nationals.

➡️5 other Indian workers were kidnapped by ISSP a few months ago in Niger, they were working for an electricity company and are still held hostage by the group.