Somali National News Agency
So
Ar
Search
  • Home
  • Local News
    Local NewsShow More
    𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐢𝐠𝐧 𝐀𝐟𝐟𝐚𝐢𝐫𝐬 Meets Ethiopian Minister of Foreign Affairs
    October 25, 2025
    Prime Minister Hamza Abdi Barre Meets Turkish Ambassador and Favori Group to Discuss Major Development of Mogadishu’s International Airport
    October 25, 2025
    Voter Registration Launched in Warsheikh District, Middle Shabelle Region
    October 25, 2025
    Somali and Nigerian Army Commanders Meet in Kigali to Bolster Counter-Terrorism Cooperation
    October 25, 2025
    Deputy Information Minister Al-Adala Attends Prestigious CMD Awards 2025 in The Hague, Honoring Somali Business Excellence
    October 25, 2025
  • World News
    World NewsShow More
    Five people dead as rescue boat overturns in Pakistan floods
    September 7, 2025
    Landslide kills more than 1,000 in Sudan’s Darfur region, armed group says
    September 2, 2025
    Search for survivors still on after 800 killed in an earthquake in Afghanistan
    September 2, 2025
    An earthquake devastates eastern Afghanistan, killing more than 600 and destroying villages
    September 1, 2025
    Hamas accepts an Arab ceasefire proposal on Gaza as Palestinian death toll passes 62,000
    August 19, 2025
  • Articles
    ArticlesShow More
    What We Risk When AI Systems Remember
    October 22, 2025
    America’s Tariff Weaponization: An Economic Analysis of 500% Tariffs and the Inevitable Bipolar Bifurcation
    October 19, 2025
    The ICG’s Somalia Report “ A Biased Narrative Designed to Sustain Fragility”
    October 18, 2025
    The 14th of October: A Day of Somber Reflection and Enduring Hope
    October 14, 2025
    The UNGA Resolution 2758 Unchallengeable: The One-China Principle Unshakable
    October 9, 2025
  • Business
    BusinessShow More
    America’s Tariff Weaponization: An Economic Analysis of 500% Tariffs and the Inevitable Bipolar Bifurcation
    October 19, 2025
    Somalia Unveils the Blueprint for a Modern and Sustainable Mogadishu
    December 21, 2024
    Djibouti Launches $57.4 Million Youth Entrepreneurship Project to Combat Climate Change
    November 25, 2024
    FM meets Minister of Investment of Saudi Arabia
    October 28, 2024
    President Hassan Sheikh Inaugurates New LPG Storage Center in Mogadishu
    May 12, 2024
  • Sports
    SportsShow More
    Somali Ambassador to Kenya Congratulates Dekadaha FC on Historic CAF Confederation Cup Victory
    September 28, 2025
    Somalia’s Dekadaha FC faces Sudan’s Alzamala Sports Club in Nairobi
    September 20, 2025
    Mogadishu Stadium to Host Star-Studded Match Featuring Somali Legends and International Football Icons
    May 27, 2025
    Arsenal held at Brighton while Man City bounce-back continues
    January 5, 2025
    Galmudug wins the Inter-State Football Tournament
    January 29, 2024
  • Tenders
    TendersShow More
Reading: The Collapse of the Al-Shabaab Militants’ Defenses and Offenses sends Four Clear Messages
Share
Font ResizerAa
Somali National News AgencySomali National News Agency
  • SOMALI
  • ARABIC
Search
  • Home
  • Local News
  • World News
  • Articles
  • Business
  • Sports
  • Tenders
Follow US
©2023 || All rights reserved SONNA
Somali National News Agency > Blog > Articles > The Collapse of the Al-Shabaab Militants’ Defenses and Offenses sends Four Clear Messages
Articles

The Collapse of the Al-Shabaab Militants’ Defenses and Offenses sends Four Clear Messages

By Khadarow
Last updated: September 15, 2025
3 Min Read
Share

Mogadishu, (SONNA) — The successive defeats inflicted on the Al-Shabaab militants at Ceeldheer, Bariirre, Sabiid, Caanoole and Wargaadhi have sent several important messages that warrant attention.

First, these operations demonstrated the National Army’s ability to both defend and conduct offensive operations — and to beat the Al-Shabaab militants at both. In places where Al-Shabaab launched attacks (Ceeldheer and Wargaadhi) they were badly repulsed; in Bariirre, Sabiid and Caanoole the National Army carried out offensive operations and shattered the militants’ defensive positions.

Second, the National Army has decisively refuted political narratives claiming that its forces had fallen apart or could not confront Al-Shabaab offensives. The Army overcame some of the most powerful, best-organized attacks and penetrated the militants’ hardened underground defenses.

Third, reports both at home and abroad that Al-Shabaab were on the verge of seizing the country are false. They suffered clear defeats in the recent assaults and in the stronghold positions they had relied on for concealment and mobility.

Fourth, the Army has learned tactics to counter the militants’ latest methods — such as vehicle-borne improvised explosive devices (VBIEDs) and post-blast follow-up assaults on military positions. Security forces have been able to detonate or neutralize explosive vehicles before they reached their targets, and on several occasions attackers were intercepted and killed before they could penetrate military encampments.

In sum: our country remains in a protracted fight against Al-Shabaab terrorists, and they continue to pose a real national threat. But over the past 15 years Al-Shabaab have steadily weakened while the National Army has grown stronger. That progress means we are firmly advancing along the path to finally eliminating this menace, God willing.

The clearest sign of change is the growing sense of security felt by people in Mogadishu, Kismaayo, Baydhabo, Jowhar, Marka, Dhuusamareeb, Gaalkacyo, Boosaaso and other towns where, until recently, Al-Shabaab regularly carried out bombings and killings. Those communities now enjoy respite from the constant fear that once gripped them.

Add to this the many battlefields where, only a few years ago, Al-Shabaab controlled territory — today that ground is either cleared or contested in ways that favor state forces.

All of this points toward the direction we are moving in: a Somalia free of Al-Shabaab militants, enjoying peace, stability and governance — God willing.

May God accept as martyrs those who gave their lives, grant swift recovery to the wounded, reward grieving families with the best replacement, protect those still in combat, and bless us with victory.

By Deputy Minister of Information, Culture and Tourism of Somalia, H.E. Abdirahman Yusuf Al Adala.

Share This Article
Facebook Whatsapp Whatsapp Email Copy Link Print

MORE NEWS

Ode to Yan’an: How a Song Inspired Chinese Youth During Wartime

ArticlesCulture
August 19, 2025

𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐢𝐠𝐧 𝐀𝐟𝐟𝐚𝐢𝐫𝐬 Meets Ethiopian Minister of Foreign Affairs

Addis Ababa(SONNA)-Foreign Minister Gedion Timothewos held talks with Ali Mohamed Oumer, State Minister of Foreign…

October 25, 2025

Nasra Bashir Ali: Women can do like men, just try as I do

Mogadishu{SONNA}-:The prominent Somali journalist Nasra Bashir Ali, urged girls to depend on their selves and…

May 31, 2020

Weekly News Buletin Ministry of information, Culture and Tourism 1 August 2019

Weekly News Buletin Ministry of information, Culture and Tourism 1 August 2019 Bulletin Vol 10

September 2, 2019

YOU MAY ALSO LIKE

Pushing Forward the Grand Objectives of Economic and Social Development

Not long ago, the Fifth Plenary Session of the 19th Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee adopted the Proposals of…

Articles
November 17, 2020

Time and Distance Could Not Separate True Friends Like China and Somalia

Fifty years ago today, China restored its lawful seat in the United Nations. The Somalis were as proud and excited…

ArticlesLocal News
October 28, 2021

Football may further strengthen Turkey-Somalia relations

Opinion Turkey is a nation which is football-mad. When it comes to passion for football, Turkish fans are among the…

ArticlesNews
November 19, 2019

Achieving Self-Sufficiency in Somalia: Three Key Steps

The Federal Government of Somalia has made significant strides towards development by increasing revenue and combating corruption. These efforts have…

Articles
July 7, 2023

Somali National News Agency established in 1964. It is one of the main pillars of the Ministry of Information, Culture, and Tourism.

  • Home
  • Local News
  • World News
  • Articles
  • Business
  • Sports
  • Tenders
  • SNTV
  • RADIO MOGADISHU
  • DALKA JOURNAL
  • TOURISM DEPARTMENT

Follow US: 

  • MoICT
  • VILLA SOMALIA
  • OPM SOMALIA

All rights reserved SONNA

©2023

Welcome Back!

Sign in to your account

Username or Email Address
Password

Lost your password?