ATMIS had been assisting Somalia’s federal government in its war against the Islamist group.

Source: https://theeagleonline.com.ng/insurgency-heavy-casualties-as-al-shabaab-fighters-attack-military-base-in-somalia/

During the meetings, the EU welcomed the Federal Government of Somalia’s ambitious reform programme aimed at utilising its partners’ support as efficiently and effectively as possible to achieve long-lasting and sustainable results.

Source: https://www.africanews.it/english/european-union-and-somalia-hold-3rd-political-dialogue-to-strengthen-partnership-and-promote-sustainable-peace-and-security/

For more than a week police and the military have been battling the protesters in Laascaanood, a town in Somaliland’s east which is disputed between Somaliland and neighbouring Puntland, one of Somalia’s semi-autonomous regions.

Source: https://indianexpress.com/article/world/at-least-20-people-killed-clashes-somaliland-8355521/

Somalia’s government has claimed more than 1,200 militants have been killed since August, according to a database kept by International Crisis Group analyst Omar Mahmood.

Source: https://macaudailytimes.com.mo/they-are-on-the-run-somalia-leads-fight-against-al-shabab.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=they-are-on-the-run-somalia-leads-fight-against-al-shabab

The al Qaeda-allied al Shabaab group has been fighting for more than a decade to topple Somalia’s government and establish its own rule based on its own strict interpretation of Islamic sharia law.

Source: https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1735462/three-dead-after-african-peacekeeping-mission-helicopter-crashes-in-somalia

The government of Somalia’s President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud declared “total war” last year on the thousands of al-Qaida-linked al-Shabab extremists.

Source: https://krdo.com/news/ap-national-news/2023/03/22/african-union-urges-nearly-90-million-for-its-somali-force/