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2023-01-31 Africa Horn

Somalia Armed Forces kill 136 takfiri militants in military operation

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Posted by Fred 2023-01-31 00:00|| || Front Page|| [5 views ] Top
File under: al-Shabaab (AQ)

#1 Takfir - Wikipedia
Takfir or takfīr ( Arabic: تكفير, romanized : takfīr) is an Arabic and Islamic term which denotes excommunication from Islam of one Muslim by another, i.e. accusing another Muslim to be an apostate.

Posted by Papa Cooky 2023-01-31 15:41|| 2023-01-31 15:41|| Front Page Top

#2 “New York post - The US military eliminated "a number of ISIS members" - including one of the terrorist group's top operatives - in a Wednesday strike in northern Somalia, the Pentagon announced.”
“ While the US military frequently focuses on Somalia’s al-Shabaab fighters, it has rarely targeted ISIS members in the country. Most of the US strikes on ISIS last year occurred in Syria.”

Posted by Papa Cooky 2023-01-31 15:46|| 2023-01-31 15:46|| Front Page Top

#3 Looks like there's an office the Bidet misministratio will shut down soon.

Posted by M. Murcek 2023-01-31 15:53|| 2023-01-31 15:53|| Front Page Top

#4 As I recall, Papa Cooky, ISIS in Somalia is pretty much restricted to Puntland. Somaliland is pretty clean of both ISIS and Al Shabaab. Al Shabaab mostly roams around Somalia proper and into the border provinces of Kenya.

Posted by trailing wife 2023-01-31 22:31|| 2023-01-31 22:31|| Front Page Top

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