Al-Shabaab launch a wave of attacks across Somalia

Al-Shabaab militants launched a wave of attacks in several locations across Somalia over the first five days of June. 1 June: Al-Shabaab briefly seized Moqokori town in central Hiran region, claiming to have killed between 20 and 40 SNA soldiers, before withdrawing....
Al-Shabaab reportedly overran another KDF military base

Al-Shabaab reportedly overran another KDF military base

Key vulnerabilities that have been raised repeatedly may have again played a role in the disaster. Notably, these include a lack of proper barriers and defensive measures to prevent or mitigate SVBIED attacks; insufficient intelligence/reconnaissance measures to detect and interdict massing militant forces prior to an attack; lack of Quick Reaction Force or inter-force cooperation to assist the forces under attack.

OSINT techniques provide critical spotlights

Recently, the BBC launched an open-source investigation (OSINT) into the alleged killing of civilians – without trial – by what was believed to be Cameroonian soldiers. The Cameroonian military vehemently dnied this. In much the same vein, OSINT leaders...