On July 20, 2022, Al-Shabaab launched an extensive attack on towns and villages in the Somali Region of Ethiopia, as well as in Somalia itself, near the border with Ethiopia. The offensive military campaign, which lasted about three weeks, with the participation of hundreds of Al-Shabaab fighters, was repelled by the Ethiopian National Defense Force and the Somali Region Special Forces. During the operation, the forces recovered numerous weapons, including a variety of IEDs fitted with RC initiation systems, all of which are known and commonly used by Al-Shabaab in Somalia.
This is the most extensive military campaign Al-Shabaab has ever carried out in Ethiopian territory, and it confirms the organization’s intention to expand its influence as a major Islamist-jihadist force toward new territories in the Horn of Africa.
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