The US Embassy in Somalia issued a warning to Americans on Tuesday, saying that “there is” reliable information related to potential inevitable attacks throughout the Eastern African nation. “
Authorities have not submitted details about potential attacks, but the Embassy in Mogadish said it was monitoring the threats against several places, including in the capital of the ADENDE International Airport. The whole embassy staff there was ordered to abolish all the movements, according to the warning located On the Embassy's website.
“The US Embassy in Somalia reminds us that terrorists continue to build abductions, explosions and other attacks in Somalia,” the embassy said in their warning. “They can attack with a small warning focused on airports and seap desks, checkpoints, state buildings, hotels, restaurants, shopping areas and other areas where large crowds and Westerners often meet, as well as the government, military and western convoy.”
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A Advisory way to fourth level Issued by the State Department, which warns people not to travel to the country, has been in force since July 2024, and the embassy stated that it remains valid from numerous threats, including crime, terrorism and civil unrest.
In recent weeks, upon returning President Trump to the White House, the United States has strengthened military strikes in Somalia to terrorist orientation. Defense Minister Pete Hegset said on February 1, The first major military operation of Mr. Trump's second termSeveral ISIS operatives were killed and civilians were not injured.
Since then, USA African team said he held several other airstrikes in coordination with the Somalia government to aim at ISIS and Al-Shabab militants, hit the surroundings Al-caurdar. Iceberg is good. Tamar and Was the gerbed.
The number of ISIS militants in the country is estimated at the hundreds, mostly scattered in the mountains of the Miscat in the Bari Puntland region, the international crisis reports.