Tag: Al-Shabaab
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US Strikes al-Shabaab in Somalia After Christmas ISIS Ops
US Expands Kinetic Operations in Africa The United States has stepped up its military activity across Africa as part of a broader campaign against extremist groups operating on the continent. In the first weeks of the year, U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) confirmed precision airstrikes against positions linked to Islamic State and al-Shabaab in Somalia. The…
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US Conducts Strikes Against al-Shabaab in Somalia Following Christmas Day ISIS-Nigeria Operation
Expanded US Military Actions in Africa Mark New Year The start of the year has seen the United States expand its kinetic operations across Africa, with U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) confirming precision airstrikes against terrorist targets in Somalia. The strikes, carried out in the first weeks of January, targeted positions associated with the al-Shabaab militant…
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US Strikes Al-Shabaab in Somalia After Christmas Day Ops
Overview: A New Year for Africa-wide Counterterrorism The United States has intensified its kinetic operations across Africa at the start of the year, signaling a continued commitment to disrupting violent extremist networks on the continent. U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) confirmed precision airstrikes targeting Islamic State and al-Shabaab positions in Somalia in January, marking another milestone…
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UN Security Council renews sanctions panel on Somalia’s Al-Shabaab
UN Security Council Extends Monitoring of Al-Shabaab Sanctions The United Nations Security Council unanimously renewed the mandate of the panel tasked with monitoring the sanctions on the Somalia-based militant group Al-Shabaab. The vote, which saw all 15 council members in favor, keeps a critical mechanism in place at a time when regional security concerns and…
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UN Security Council Renews Sanctions Panel on Somalia’s Al-Shabaab
Overview: Renewal of the sanctions monitoring mandate The United Nations Security Council has unanimously renewed the mandate of the sanctions committee’s monitoring panel focused on Somalia-based Al-Shabaab. This decision, reached in a rapid vote, ensures that the international community maintains rigorous scrutiny of financial networks, travel, and other illicit activities linked to the terrorist group…
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UN Security Council Extends Somalia Sanctions Panel over Al-Shabaab
UN Security Council Extends Monitoring Panel for Somalia-based Al-Shabaab The United Nations Security Council unanimously renewed the mandate of the sanctions monitoring panel focused on Somalia-based extremist group Al-Shabaab. The extension, approved by all 15 members, ensures ongoing oversight, reporting, and targeted measures designed to curb the group’s operations and funding channels. The renewal underscores…
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Swedish Soldiers Aid USA in Secret Somalia Operation
What Expressen Reports Expressen reports that Swedish soldiers have been secretly deployed to Somalia to assist a U.S. operation against the Islamist militant group al-Shabaab. The newspaper says roughly 15 operatives from the Royal Life Guards’ special units (KTSU) are involved. Unlike traditional armed troops, this group is described as not being dressed or tasked…
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Swedish Soldiers Help USA in Secret Somalia Operation
Stockholm — Sweden has reportedly deployed a small group of unarmed soldiers from the Livgardet’s special units (KTSU) to Somalia to assist a US-led mission against the al-Shabaab militant group, according to Expressen. The paper says roughly 15 operatives are involved. They are not classified as armed soldiers, and their work centers on forensic investigations,…
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Swedish troops secretly aid US in Somalia operation
What the reports say According to Swedish newspaper Expressen, a covert deployment of about 15 operators from the Royal Guard’s special unit, the KTSU, has been sent to Somalia to support a U.S. counterterrorism mission against the extremist group al-Shabaab. The account describes the group as non-armed personnel whose tasks are technical and analytical in…