In Somalia, militants attacked a garrison of US-trained Somali troops
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In Somalia, militants associated with Al-Qaeda (banned in the Russian Federation) Al-Shabab group (banned in the Russian Federation) attacked a garrison of Somali military personnel trained by the US Armed Forces in the province of Lower Jubba. Eighty-nine security forces were killed and dozens more were injured in a shootout near Kismayo, according to a statement from the ITO. Weapons and equipment fell into the hands of the attackers. The terrorists also ambushed the military, who were trying to break through to the military unit.
The Somali Ministry of Defense said that security forces repelled an attack by Al-Shabaab militants.
Meanwhile, in an interview with the Al-Jazeera TV channel, President Hassan Sheikh Mahmoud said that he was ready to sit down at the negotiating table with the leadership of the ITO, but on certain conditions, which he did not voice. In 2022, Mahmoud said that he was not against dialogue with the jihadists, but only after the complete military defeat of the group.
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