Somalia Situation Update: October 2023
Written by Black Hot Fire Network on October 20, 2023
Al-Shabaab Targets Local Administrators During the Counter-Insurgency Operation
Since August 2022, the Somali federal government has engaged in a counter-insurgency campaign against al-Shabaab. Somali troops achieved some successes, including dislodging the militants from hundreds of locations previously under al-Shabaab’s control in Hirshabelle and Galmudug states in central Somalia. Clan militias and local power brokers provided active support to the counter-insurgency, sharing operational information with the government and giving legitimacy to government forces. This collaboration proved to . . .
