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2023-03-27 Africa Horn
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Defense Ministry: Over 3,000 Al-Shabaab militants killed in Somalia as second phase of anti-Shabaab op prepares
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[Garowe] Operations against al-Shabaab
 ...... al-Qaeda's tentacle in East Africa...
may have left over 3,000 bully boyz dead, a report tabled by the ministry of defense shows, as the Somali National Army [SNA] prepares for the second phase of operations against the al-Qaeda linked group which has been terrorizing citizens in the country for the last 16 years.
In a statement, the ministry further said over 3,700 bully boyz have been critically injured in the operations which have been coordinated systematically by the national army, US Africa Command, African Union
...a union consisting of 53 African states, most run by dictators of one flavor or another. The only all-African state not in the AU is Morocco. Established in 2002, the AU is the successor to the Organisation of African Unity (OAU), which was even less successful...
Transition Mission in Somalia [ATMIS] and local militia. The first phase ended recently as the government prepares for the second phase.
The operation, the Department of Defense added, has led to liberation of about 70 strategic towns and villages in the Horn of Africa nation. The government is currently trying to push for civilian rule in the liberated towns to avoid return of the group which has been trying to topple the fragile UN-backed federal government.
Within the next few weeks, the ministry confirmed, the Somali National Army will launch operations within Mogadishu geared towards making the city safe. The bully boyz often carry out sporadic attacks within the capital, in what is geared towards scaring investors and stakeholders.n
The government has indicated that the operation aims to protect the city and its civilians during this Holy Month of Ramadan and ensure people's safety is not disturbed. Mogadishu was previously controlled by the bully boyz before Æthiopian troops flushed them out in 2007.
"The country inches closer to the second phase of this military offensive against the terror group that has visited havoc, ruin, and pain on Somali citizens for the past decade," reads the statement, which comes days before the second phase of operations is unveiled.
"The Federal Government of Somalia stands by its commitment to ensuring that the Somali National Army is carrying out the ongoing operations in strict compliance with its obligations under international humanitarian law, human rights
...which are usually entirely different from personal liberty ...
law, Islamic law, and Somali customary rules of warfare."
President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has also been keen to win ideological front by investing in religious scholars who are preaching against violent mostly peaceful extremism. The government is also targeting al-Shabaab's source of revenue and already, 250 bank accounts and 70 mobile money transfer firms linked to the group have been closed down.
More troops will be dispatched from Kenya, Æthiopia and Djibouti as the neighbors pledged to help the government sustain operations against the murderous Moslems. The government is targeting the central and southern regions in the war, where the al-Shabaab have a huge influence.
The Al-Shabaab militants have changed tactics according to a report – having adopted night combat and increased use of IEDs, including suicide vehicle-borne IEDs [SVBIED] and vehicle-borne IEDs – heightened the violence in the Galgaduud region.
The group on Saturday launched a coordinated attack on Runirgood village in Middle Shabelle region after peacefully vacating the village. The episode started with an under-vehicle IED [UVIED] followed by a heavy exchange of gunfire from both sides.
At least 25 soldiers were reportedly killed, including Deputy Commander of Danab/Bancroft Major Hassan Mohamed Osman Tuure in another attack in Gal'ad within Galmudug State last month. The next day al-Shabaab conducted another attack near the village when it detonated a remote-controlled IED it planted targeting a government security forces convoy, reportedly killing three soldiers.
On 8 March, al-Shabaab attempted the same tactic again in Ceel Dheer village, detonating an IED that damaged a government security force vehicle and injured one soldier. The United States has pledged to help the country eliminate the militants and subsequently, install civilian administration in areas liberated from the group.
Ethiopian officials visit Somalia ahead of anti-Al-Shabaab push
[Garowe] Top officials from the Æthiopian National Defense Forces [ENDF] and Somali regional state have visited Somalia ahead of the al-Shabaab
 ...... an Islamic infestation centering on Somalia attempting to metastasize into Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, and similar places, all ofwhich have enough problems without them...
crackdown, with President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud expected to launch the second phase of operations at Adan Yabal village on Sunday [today] days after the completion of the first one.
Among those in the delegation include Major General Tesfaye Ayalew and General Haji who arrived in Beledweyne, the capital of the Hiran region, on Saturday. Æthiopia dispatched additional troops to Somalia recently but they will not be absorbed into the African Union
...a union consisting of 53 African states, most run by dictators of one flavor or another. The only all-African state not in the AU is Morocco. Established in 2002, the AU is the successor to the Organisation of African Unity (OAU), which was even less successful...
Transition Mission in Somalia [ATMIS] based on the agreement.
Top officials both from regional and federal governments joined the military delegation which is set to visit Æthiopian army officers who are already in Somalia. The governor of the Shabelle region within the Somali region of Æthiopia Adan Ahmed Sooyan also accompanied the military officers to the country.
Sources say the delegation is set to check on the preparedness of the Æthiopian army in the impending second phase of operations against al-Shabaab. Hassan Sheikh reached out to the governments of Æthiopia, Kenya, and Djibouti requesting military assistance in the war against al-Shabaab.
ENDF troops are stationed in Hiiraan where they are set to participate in the second phase of the al-Shabaab crackdown. The government of Somalia recently announced that over 3000 snuffies were killed in the first phase with 3,700 others said to have been critically injured.
At Mogadishu, President William Ruto 9f Kenya, Omar Guelleh of Djibouti, and Æthiopia Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed pledged to deploy more soldiers to Somalia to help combat the krazed killers. The group has already lost strategic towns across the country and the government has embarked on a serious mission to establish civilian administrations in liberated towns.
Last year, al-Shabaab snuffies attempted to cross over to Æthiopia through Dolow but a strong Æthiopian National Defense Forces managed to overwhelm them, killing thousands in the process.
The government of Æthiopia just like its neighbor Kenya has increased surveillance along the border to help prevent possible infiltration by al-Shabaab. 
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