Top Somali General Killed In Suicide Bombing Attack

A policeman gives instructions near the wreckage of a car destroyed during a suicide bombing near the African Union's main peacekeeping base in Mogadishu, Somalia, July 26, 2016. REUTERS/Ismail Taxta

Reuters: Somali general, 7 bodyguards killed in suspected car bomb attack - police

A Somali general and at least seven of his bodyguards were killed on Sunday when their military convoy was hit by a suspected car bomb, a police officer said on Sunday.

"Military General Mohamed Roble Jimale and at least seven of his bodyguards died," police colonel Abdikadir Farah told Reuters. The general was also known by the name Goobaanle. Many Somalis have a nickname often as commonly used as their proper name.

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Update #1: Al-Shabaab claims responsibility for deadly Mogadishu car bomb -- CNN
Update #2: Senior Somali commander killed in suicide car bomb attack -- AFP
Update #3: Somali Islamist insurgents kill general with suicide car bomb -- Pulse.ng

WNU Editor: This conflict is far from over.

U.S. Drones Strike Against Al Qaeda In Somalia

Residents reported huge explosions near Kismayo, a southern port town controlled by Shebab, followed by the sound of aircraft Photo: GETTY

U.S. Drone Targets Two Leaders Of Somali Group Allied With al-Qaeda, Official Says -- Washington Post

A U.S. drone aircraft fired on two leaders of a militant Somali organization tied to al-Qaeda, apparently wounding them, a senior U.S. military official familiar with the operation said Wednesday.

The strike last week against senior members of al-Shabab comes amid growing concern within the U.S. government that some leaders of the Islamist group are collaborating more closely with al-Qaeda to strike targets beyond Somalia, the military official said.

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More News On Yesterday's Drone Strikes In Somalia

Report: US Drone Targets Militants in Somalia -- Voice of America
US fires drone at commanders of Somalia’s Shabaab Islamist insurgency -- The telegraph
Report: U.S. Drones Target Al Qaeda Militants in Somalia -- FOX News
US drone attack on al Qaeda group in Somalia - report -- Reuters
Drones attack two Somali militant leaders -- UPI
US Expands Drone War -- Antiwar.com
U.S. Drone Targets Two Leaders Of Somali Group Allied With Al Qaeda, Official Says -- Huffington Post
Somalia: United States Using Drones to Attack Al-Shabaab -- AllAfrica.com

Somali Insurgents Attack Military Base Near Baidoa

Men loyal to Somalia’s Islamic alliance

From Voice Of America:

Officials in Somalia say insurgents have killed two people and wounded two others in an attack on an army camp near Baidoa, the home of the transitional parliament.

The Islamist insurgent group Shabab claimed responsibility for the attack on the Daynunay military base.

Two days ago, Shabab insurgents fired mortars at the presidential palace and airport in Baidoa, killing at least two soldiers and wounding seven.

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More News On Somalia

Kenya fears falling victim to Somalia conflict -- Yemen Times
Somalia: Somali Soldiers Shoot Dead Seven Civilians in Mogadishu-Witnesses -- All Africa
Gunmen kill another aid worker in Somalia -- Reuters, Africa
Insurgents deny killing local UN chief in Somalia -- China View
World slams killing of top UN official in lawless Somalia -- AFP
Peace call from Somali PM -- AFP
News Analysis: Somalia ceasefire agreement doomed as fighting continues -- China View

Gunbattles, Attacks In Somalia Kill 13

MOGADISHU, Somalia - A string of attacks killed at least 13 people around southern Somalia, where government troops and their Ethiopian allies are battling Islamist insurgents, witnesses and officials said Tuesday.

The area has seen little peace since December, when the Ethiopian troops supporting Somalia's fragile government drove out a radical Islamic group that had seized control. The defeated insurgents vowed to wage an Iraq-style guerrilla war until the country becomes an Islamic state.

Roadside bombs, attacks on government installations, assassination attempts and gunbattles have become common. Civilians often are caught in the crossfire, and hundreds of thousands of people have fled the capital.

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