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Vol 66 No 6

Published 21st March 2025


Somalia

Battle rages around the capital

Al Shabaab’s massive offensive in February may have failed, but the news isn’t uniformly positive for Mogadishu

Al Shabaab is still fighting a massive offensive it launched on 19 February to take over Middle Shabelle, the area where the federal government in Mogadishu has had the greatest success in the last three years. The Islamist militia mobilised over 3,000 fighters from Middle Jubba to regain control of this region, immediately north of the capital.

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