In Somalia, militants associated with the group Al-Qaeda (banned in the Russian Federation) Al-Shabab (banned in the Russian Federation) attacked a garrison of Somali soldiers trained by the United States armed forces in Lower Jubba province. Eighty-nine members of the security forces were killed and dozens more were injured in a shootout near Kismayo, according to an ITO statement. 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.
Somalia’s defense ministry said security forces repelled an attack by al-Shabaab militants.
Meanwhile, in an interview with Al-Jazeera TV, President Hassan Sheikh Mahmoud said he was ready to sit down at the negotiating table with the ITO leadership, but on certain conditions. , which he did not express. In 2022, Mahmoud said he was not against dialogue with the jihadists, only after the complete military defeat of the group.
