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2022-10-02 Africa Horn
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Somalia: Al-Shabaab raids village, kills civilians drilling water well
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[Garowe] At least 12 innocent non-combatants were killed by al-Shabaab
 ...... the Islamic version of the old Somali warlord...
in the Gedo region, an incident which comes amid an ongoing crackdown against the gunnies who control rural areas in central and southern Somalia, in a move that could trigger a further crisis.
Police said the 12 civilians were drilling a well in the drought-hit Gedo region within Jubaland state before al-Shabaab stormed the village and killed them. Somalia is facing the worst drought in as many months according to government reports.
The Friday incident took place in Gariley village between Bardhere and Eelwak districts in the Gedo region, where water well drilling was underway, eyewitnesses said. The gunnies burnt their bodies to ashes, officials added, while confirming that the gunnies also destroyed the equipment.
For 40 years, the country has been tackling the worst drought of all time, with the United Nations
...a lucrative dumping ground for the relatives of dictators and party hacks...
warning that Somalia could be battling famine in the coming months. Gedo region is one of the affected areas and the drought has left dozens of people dead.
Mahmoud Abdel Warsame, the mayor of Gariley, confirmed the corpse count and said security forces also killed six al-Shabaab fighters. The security forces have been combining forces with local militia to fight the al-Shabaab gunnies across the country.
President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has declared total war against al-Shabaab gunnies and recently, he asked the United States and other partners to support Somali National Army. The al-Shabaab gunnies have in turn activated attacks across Somalia.
The gunnies have been targeting wells and telecommunication infrastructure, a move that has led to the massive destruction of properties worth millions of dollars. The al-Shabaab gunnies also extort local businesses to sustain their activities across the country. 
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