Adan said four people — three soldiers, including two officers, and a civilian — were killed in the attack by al-Shabab.

Source: https://www.newdelhitimes.com/al-shabab-attacks-somali-base-handed-over-by-au-forces/

Several years ago Bilal al-Sudani split away from the al-Qaeda-linked al-Shabab and played a key role trying to boost the presence of the Islamic State group in other parts of the continent – including Mozambique and eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.

Source: https://www.eyeradio.org/top-al-shabab-commanders-killed-by-somali-forces/

Somali and American officials say that Mr. Ayman was the head of the Jaysh Ayman, an al-Shabab unit that was involved in planning and executing terrorist attacks in both Kenya and Somalia.

Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/22/world/africa/somalia-shabab-maalim-ayman-killed.html

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/

The Pentagon’s own analyses also bear this out, noting a 23 percent rise in violent activity involving al-Shabab from 2021 to 2022.

Source: https://theintercept.com/2023/04/27/reactionaries-and-progressives-jointly-call-for-u-s-military-to-leave-somalia/

Washington — The Somali government and the al-Shabab militant group have each denied having peace talks.

Source: https://allafrica.com/stories/202301080031.html