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European Union Training Mission Somalia European Union Training Mission Somalia PRESS SUMMARY 20th June 2018 “In ‘Media’ stat virtus” EUTM - SOMALIA 20/06/2018 Somali police officer shot dead near Mogadishu 19th June 2018 - MOGADISHU — A Somali military soldier armed with AK-47, has allegedly shot and killed police officer earlier on Tuesday in Somalia’s capital Mogadishu. The deceased man, whose name has been released as Mahad Ibraahim Omar was gunned down by soldier at hime him in Elasha area, some 15km away from Somali capital. The motive of the killing remains unknown. The killer reportedly fled from the crime scene uncaught. Somali security forces arrived at the area and launched an investigation over the murder. https://mareeg.com/somali-police-officer-shot-dead-near-mogadishu/ EUTM - SOMALIA 1 EUTM - SOMALIA 20/06/2018 ISIL branch in Somalia claims IED blast in Mogadishu June 18, 2018 The Islamic State branch in Somalia has claimed credit for a bomb attack in Mogadishu which claimed the lives of at least four Somali soldiers. A statement carried out ISIL’s mouthpiece channel, Amaq News Agency said the landmine blast struck security forces’ convoy in the capital’s northern Deynile district last weekend. The Pro-Islamic State faction who has a strong presence in Puntland, northeast of Somalia occasionally conduct sporadic attacks in the south of the capital, mainly in Mogadishu. The regions in southern Somalia have been plagued by violence and battles between Federal government and Al Shabaab, the Al Qaeda-linked militant group. http://radioshabelle.com/isil-branch-in-somalia-claims-ied-blast-in-mogadishu/ EUTM - SOMALIA 2 EUTM - SOMALIA 20/06/2018 https://www.garoweonline.com/en/news/somalia/somalia-us-backed-forces-raid-al- shabab-base-outside-kismayo EUTM - SOMALIA 3 EUTM - SOMALIA 20/06/2018 Jubbaland and AMISOM to Rump up Operations against Al-Shabaab Posted On June 19, 2018 Kismayo – (Halbeeg) – Leaders from Somalia’s southern regional state, Jubbaland and AU officials are expected join up in the fight against Al-Shabaab ahead AU troops exit 2020. In the second day of security meeting ongoing in Kismayo town, the sides discuss the security of the state and means to intensify operations to secure the region. Ahmed Mohamed Madobe, who is chairing the meeting said his administration was committed to stepping up offensives against Al-Shabaab fighters. “Jubbaland forces with the help of Somali Military will soon launch operations against Al- Shabaab in Jubbaland areas,” said Madoobe. The leader noted that Somali Army and African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) will support Jubbaland in the restoration of peace in the state. Meanwhile, UA officials in the meeting pledged help Jubbaland state to train its forces and security restoration. Jubbaland forces back Somali national army have recently recaptured several villages from Al-Shabaab fighters in Lower Jubba. Al-Shabab still controls large swathes of territories in Lower and Middle Jubba regions as well as areas in Gedo region. https://en.halbeeg.com/2018/06/19/jubbaland-and-amisom-to-rump-up-operations- against-al-shabaab/ EUTM - SOMALIA 4 EUTM - SOMALIA 20/06/2018 Al-Shabab kidnaps Somali children to fill its ranks. Parents pull kids from school or flee to protect them. June 19, 2018 · By Tonny Onyulo Members of the al-Qaeda-linked militant group al-Shabab surrender to authorities in the north of Somalia's capital, Mogadishu, Sept. 24, 2012. You can hear the anguish in Maalim Mohamud’s voice when he talks about his teenage son Ismael. Ismael disappeared on his way home from school in the town of Baidoa in southern Somalia two years ago. “I still feel the pain as a parent. I can’t believe that I will never see him again,” said Mohamud, 45, a father of five who now lives in the Somali capital of Mogadishu. “He was the hope of this family and we loved him. We miss him so much.” Mohamud says he suspects that al-Shabab militants kidnapped Ismael with three other students from Baidoa primary school. The al-Qaeda-linked terror group regularly enters villages and demands that families give up their children. If parents resist, the militants often capture the children and force them to join their ranks. “We suspect that they were kidnapped by al-Shabab soldiers because they have been ordering us to hand over our children as young as 7 years to help them fight,” he said. EUTM - SOMALIA 5 EUTM - SOMALIA 20/06/2018 Al-Shabab has conscripted children throughout its decade-long insurgency in Somalia, but it escalated its campaign of forcibly recruiting child soldiers in mid-2017, according to Human Rights Watch. In January, Somali soldiers, with support from US forces, conducted a raid on an al-Shabab camp in the Middle Shabelle region in southern Somalia and freed at least 32 child soldiers. After the raid, Somali Information Minister Abdirahman Omar Osman told Reuters that al- Shabab’s reliance on child soldiers proved Somali troops and their allies were making headway against the group. “It is unfortunate that terrorists are recruiting children to their twisted ideology,” said Osman. “It showed how desperate the terrorists are, as they are losing the war and people are rejecting terror." That assessment hasn’t comforted Somali parents in vulnerable communities. Some families are keeping their children out of schools. Others have left villages in remote areas and moved to major cities like Kismayo and Mogadishu. Related: The death of a Navy SEAL reveals US mission creep in Somalia Bashir Abdalla, 16, who now works as a waiter in Mogadishu, was forced to leave his home in the town of Berdale in southern Somalia when militants threatened to kill everyone in his family if he wasn't willing to train and defend his country as a jihadi. Abdalla was in 10th grade at the time. He said friends who had escaped from an al-Shabab military training camp told him that children like him join fighting units in their mid-teens after three months of training. “I was very scared for my life and I had to run to Mogadishu and look for a job,” said Abdalla who is now living with his aunt. “I had to drop out of school because I knew they will kill me and my family. I was very worried.” Human Rights Watch said more children are likely to drop out of school and flee their rural homes if more isn't done to protect children. EUTM - SOMALIA 6 EUTM - SOMALIA 20/06/2018 “Al-Shabab’s ruthless recruitment campaign is taking rural children from their parents so they can serve this militant armed group,” said Laetitia Bader, senior Africa researcher at Human Rights Watch. “To escape that cruel fate, many children have fled school or their homes.” In the south, elders — community leaders with significant authority — are deeply worried over the situation, saying the future of their communities is in jeopardy. “We’ll have no male children in the region if the trend continues,” warned Ahmed Aden, 65, an elder from Bay who now lives in Mogadishu. “We are losing our sons every day because they are being killed by the hundreds. Our children are not going to school and their future is uncertain.” Al-Shabab has been battling the UN-backed government in Somalia for years. The group has carried out a string of attacks in neighboring Kenya, including the Garissa University attack that left 148 students dead in April 2015. The group has been pushed out of most of the large cities it once controlled, like the port city of Kismayo, but it remains a potent threat. This month, al-Shabab killed an American special operations soldier in an attack on Somali troops and US forces near Jamaame. In October last year, more than 300 people were killed in Mogadishu after twin car explosions, making it the deadliest attack in the country's recent history. Al-Shabab claimed responsibility for both attacks. But as African Union Mission to Somalia is expected to withdraw its 22,000 troops by 2020, residents in the East African country are worried about the future. “Foreign soldiers should not leave Somalia. They should in fact increase the number so that they can defeat al-Shaab," said Mohamud. "I cannot wish anyone to go through the anguish I have been through.” https://www.pri.org/stories/2018-06-19/al-shabab-kidnaps-somali-children-fill-its-ranks- parents-pull-kids-school-or-flee EUTM - SOMALIA 7 EUTM - SOMALIA 20/06/2018 Al shabab ambushes Raskamboni militias in Las'anod town. Lasanod elders instruct their boys to kill anyone wearing the Somaliland uniform June 19, 2018 · Reports from the town of Sool region, said elders in the city held a news conference to say that they will not be tolerated by the government and supported by individuals who want to force the city. Elders demanded the city's youth to fight and shoot the soldiers and anyone arrested by the Somaliland Liaison Officer. The situation in Laascaanood, located in the regional state of Sool, is a major concern. http://marqaannews.net/2018/06/deg-degdhageyso-odayaal-waxgarad-ku-baaqay-in-la- dilo-askarta-xiran-tuutaha-s-land-ee-dhex-wareegaya-magaalada-laascaanood/ EUTM - SOMALIA 8 EUTM - SOMALIA 20/06/2018 Wanted Wajir terror suspect surrenders to authorities Wednesday June 20 2018 Ms Mumina Eroba, whom police had offered a Sh1 million reward for her arrest after she was linked to terrorist activities together with her son. She surrendered to authorities in Wajir on June 18, 2018 and is being interrogated by detectives. In Summary Ms Mumina Eroba is the mother of Abdiwab Osman Ahmed, a suspected Al-Shabaab militant who is believed to have orchestrated the attack.
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