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    Somalia Counterterrorism: Anticipated Trends and Strategies

    Julia Day
    Julia Day
    SOMALIA, Afgoye: In a photograph released by the African Union-United Nations Information Support Team 25 May, a Ugandan soldier serving with the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM), listens while Contingent Commander for Uganda, Brigadier Paul Lokech (not seen) briefs members of 09 Battalion before an advance on the town of Afgoye to the west of the Somali capital Mogadishu. AMISOM and Somali National Army (SNA) troops swept through Afgoye without a shot being fired today, liberating the area and its population - including 400,000 internally displaced people - from the control of the Al-Qaeda-affiliated extremist group Al Shabaab. AU-UN IST PHOTO STUART / PRICE.
    SOMALIA, Afgoye: In a photograph released by the African Union-United Nations Information Support Team 25 May, a Ugandan soldier serving with the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM), listens while Contingent Commander for Uganda, Brigadier Paul Lokech (not seen) briefs members of 09 Battalion before an advance on the town of Afgoye to the west of the Somali capital Mogadishu. AMISOM and Somali National Army (SNA) troops swept through Afgoye without a shot being fired today, liberating the area and its population - including 400,000 internally displaced people - from the control of the Al-Qaeda-affiliated extremist group Al Shabaab. AU-UN IST PHOTO STUART / PRICE.

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    In August 2022, Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud announced a renewed counteroffensive against the al-Shabaab terrorist organisation. Following months of heavy casualties, one-third of the territory previously controlled by al-Shabaab was reclaimed by the Somali government, marking significant progress. Despite these gains, the conflict is far from over, and Somalia continues to grapple with additional challenges, including a widespread drought, ongoing humanitarian crises, and political disputes.

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    Julia Day
    Julia Day
    Julia is an intelligence analyst pursuing a BA in International Affairs and Italian Studies at John Cabot University in Rome, Italy. Her main areas of interest include security in the Mediterranean Sea, European affairs and naval studies.

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