2025 Southern Somalia offensive

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The 2025 Southern Somalia offensive (Somali: Weeraradii Shabeelle ee 2025ka), also known as Operation Ramadan (Somali: Hawlgalka Ramadaanka), was a military campaign in central Somalia, primarily in the Middle Shabelle, Lower Shabelle and Hiran regions, with periodic clashes in the Banaadir region. The offensive was launched by jihadist militant group al-Shabaab against the Somali National Army (SNA), African Union Support and Stabilization Mission in Somalia (AUSSOM) forces, and allied Ma'awisley clan militias. The group seeks to encircle the capital, Mogadishu, and regain territory lost in the 2022 Somali government / African Union offensive, particularly strategic towns and supply routes. The offensive began on 20 February 2025, with attacks on multiple positions of the Somali Armed Forces (SAF), including car bombs. Al-Shabaab temporarily seized several towns before being repelled by AU, SAF, and allied militia forces. Subsequent attacks in late February targeted locations such as Bal...

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