At least 40 Islamic State Central Africa (ISCAP) insurgents surrendered to a military position and turned themselves in Namiune, Nangade District. Intelligence indicates that they approached a farmer in the area handing him a handwritten letter outlining their intentions to surrender after which they marched hands up and without weapons.

The militants in the region have been suffering major losses and the latest entry of the Rwandan forces ISCAP has been feeling the pressure as they continue suffer losses and operation incapability.

Bernardino Rafael, the General Commander of the Police of the Republic of Mozambique (PRM) in his most recent in Macomia extended amnesty and reintegration into society for any militants that surrendered. He urged the families and friends to persuade the jihadists to come in and they would be deradicalized without punishment and allowed to rejoin the community.

The amnesty offer has worked in other countries like Somalia where al Shabaab militants surrender their arms and are rehabilitated before being allowed back into society. The amnesty program has proven effective especially targeting youth that were either coerced, kidnapped or those that changed their stance after seeing the terror group’s activities.

The surrender is a very positive sign of the effectiveness of the current CT operations and will be instrumental in undermining both the recruitment of new members as well as morale of existing terrorists. Despite the various challenges, the allied troops (SAMIM-RDF-FADM) have been exerting pressure on the terror organization and such occurrences show progress is being made towards eradicating the militancy in Cabo Delgado.

 

Rising Al-Shabaab Attacks Prompts Pentagon’s Decision to Redeploy US Special Forces to Somalia

The rising Al-Shabaab attacks in Somalia has prompted Pentagon to make a decision to redeploy the US Special Forces back to the war-torn country.

In the recent weeks, Al-Shabaab has escalated coordinated attacks on military positions especially in central and southern Somalia, with a deadly operation being recorded on March 3^rd, for El Baraf in Middle Shabelle region where scores of ATMIS-Burundian troops were killed and base overrun by the Al-Qaeda aligned militants.

Last year, before leaving office, the former President Donald Trump signed an order authorizing the repositioning of the US troops and now the current US President Joe Biden has been convinced to reverse that decision, thus decision to reinstate troops to Somalia.

Latest reports indicate that on Monday 16^th, President Joe Biden authorized the deployment of the fewer than 500 troops to the East African country battling with rising extremist insurgency. The troops will establish a small presence in Somalia in an attempt to better target Al-Shabaab and its leaders and that of the group’s senior commanders/leaders.

Referencing Pentagon sources on condition of anonymity, the decision to redeploy the Special Forces was occasioned by the growing Al-Shabaab threat which could further destabilize the country. Throughout the elections period, the Al-Qaeda associate militant group has managed to wage deadly attacks, mainly targeting security forces, senior government officials and innocent civilians.

The newly elected President of the Federal Republic of Somalia Hassan Sheikh Mohamud thanked and appreciates Biden for authorizing the deployment of American troops to Somalia underscoring that the US has always been a reliable ally in the fight against terrorism and quest for the stability of Somalia.

Galmudug police release names of Ahlu Sunna Wal'jamaa criminals

 Galmudug Police officials have released the names and photos of 36 highly wanted people identified by the Galmudug administration as criminals and are said to be members of the Sufist militia, Ahlu Sunna Wal’Jamaa. 

Among the 36 named people is the leader of Ahlu Sunna Wal’amaa (ASWJ) Sheikh Mohamed Shakir Ali Hassan, who alongside 35 followers have been accused of inciting violence in Dhusamareb and Guri’el, leading to the displacement of civilians.

Fighting erupted in Dhusamareb, the capital of Galmudug state on Friday after the moderate militia attacked the town resulting in the killing of several people, including government soldiers. Calm was restored after Galmudug forces backed by SNA engaged the militants in an hours-long battle.

Galmudug police spokesman Nur Elmi has called on neighboring states and internal security agencies to help in nabbing the criminals who have wreaked havoc in the region. 

Galmudug has had its share of violence in the recent past, with Al-Shabaab on one side and  ASWJ on the other side, a situation which calls for the Galmudug administration and the Federal Government to act fast before the state is left at the mercy of the two menacing groups.

 

The Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo, FARDC, supported by the Ugandan army UPDF, launched on Tuesday April 18, 2022 military bombing operations against certain positions of ADF fighters spotted in Mont Hoyo near the city of Komanda, capital of the Basili chiefdom in the territory of Irumu in the province of Ituri.

A salutary offensive for the inhabitants of the city of Komanda and the chiefdom of Walese Vonkutu in this territory of Irumu.

Indeed, these residents believe that it is a response to the promise given by the military governor of this province, Lieutenant General Johnny Luboya Kashama after a popular meeting held last year in Komanda.

Same story from the President of the Local Youth Council of the Irumu territory who is delighted with the start of these operations. He believes in the restoration of peace and security in this territory long shaken by these terrorists.

 Russia is developing new hypersonic strategic systems that will replace the Avangard glide vehicles when the United States finds an antidote for them, Col. Gen. Sergei Karakaev, the commander of the Strategic Missile Forces, said.

"We must understand this and do it and go further in hypersonic weapons. By the time they find an antidote, we must have found another solution to this. And today we are working on it. There are developments, there is work in progress. I think that this task is within our reach," the commander said on the air of the Zvezda broadcaster.

The Avangard hypersonic gliding unit is capable of flying at Mach 27. The first regiment in a reduced composition, armed with a strategic missile system with a hypersonic gliding winged vehicle Avangard, took up combat duty of the Yasnenskaya missile division in Orenburg region .According to experts, due to the ability to maneuver in the atmosphere along an unpredictable trajectory, Avangard can overcome any existing missile defense system.

RDF gets a deputy chief of military intelligence

 The President of the Republic and the Commander-in-Chief of the Rwandan Armed Forces, Paul Kagame has appointed Col François Regis Gatarayiha the Deputy Commander-in-Chief of Military Intelligence, and promoted to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel of the rank of lieutenant colonel, of which 460 were Major. It is contained in a statement issued by the Ministry of Defense on Friday, December 17, 2021. The statement states that the President of the Republic and the Commander-in-Chief of the Rwandan Armed Forces have appointed Col François Regis Gatarayiha as Deputy Commander-in-Chief. Military Intelligence Officer and Director of Technology. Col François Regis Gatarayiha, who has been the head of the National Immigration Service since 2018, had been promoted to Lieutenant Colonel in early September 2021 and was promoted to the rank of Colonel and was immediately appointed Director of Communications. and Information Security in the RDF. A statement from the Ministry of Defense also said that on Friday, President Kagame promoted 460 officers to the rank of Major and was promoted to Lieutenant Colonel. Other officers were promoted, including 472 who held the rank of Captain and were given the rank of Major. He also promoted 12,690 Private, Corporal and 2,836 Corporal.

The operation against ADF in the VIRUNGA

 Backpacks, machine guns slung over their shoulders, the infantry soldiers advance in the forest towards previously bombed sites, supposed to shelter ADF rebels hunted down in the northeast of the DRC by the Ugandan and Congolese armies.We will  fight, until the supreme sacrifice ...", launches one of the young Congolese soldiers in fatigues in front of the cameras of a small handful of journalists, including one of the 'AFP, who accompanied the army this week to northern Virunga National Park. Just before, multiple rocket launchers had fired from the Semuliki military camp, a former UN base in the area. inside the park, where 15 Tanzanian peacekeepers were killed by ADF in 2017. Famous for its mountain gorillas, who live in its southern part, the park is also used as a rear base by various armed groups that are raging. has been in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo for a quarter of a century, including the ADF in its northern part. This is where a temporary joint HQ has been set up. Two generals, Ugandan Kayanja Muhanga, Congolese Bertin Mputela, discussed operations, while infantry from the Congolese jungle combat unit and the Ugandan mountain unit plunge into the forest. triggered on November 30 by the Ugandan air force and artillery against ADF rebel bases in eastern DRC is in its third week. No death or injury toll has been released, only a "preliminary" point. made public on December 11 reported 34 “captured terrorists”, “4 enemy bivouacs destroyed” and “31 Congolese hostages freed.” The Ugandan army said earlier this week that “three additional enemy positions” had been targeted by air and artillery strikes. the first bombardments, which had targeted the north of the province of North Kivu and the south of Ituri, Ugandan troops on the ground entered Congolese territory by the border post of Nobili. ten km, time to repair the road in poor condition and open the way for heavy machinery. - Collaborate with the army - Captain Antony Mualushayi, spokesperson for the Armed Forces of the DRC (FARDC) in the region of Beni (North Kivu), estimated at the end of last week at "more or less 48 hours" the time still necessary to make the road practicable and to allow in the Virunga a ground operation of scale. Tuesday, at the HQ installed in the park, he welcomed the progress of the intervention against the ADF (Allied Democratic Forces), rebels accused of jihadist attacks on Ugandan soil and of repeated massacres of civilians in the DRC, where they have been established since 1995. “The large-scale operations advanced wingspan very well on the ground, "he told reporters, asking the populations of the region" not to panic because of the heavy weapons. "At the same time, the Congolese coordinator of the operation, Major General Camille Bombele, arrived in Beni. He called on Wednesday residents to seize "the outstretched hand" by Congolese President Félix Tshisekedi and Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni, who "agreed to join forces to impose peace" in the region. We must "collaborate with the army and the police," he told them. North Kivu and Ituri have been under siege since the beginning of May, an exceptional measure which gave full powers to the military but which has so far failed to stop the abuses of armed groups. The inhabitants, exhausted by years of killings and insecurity, have rather welcomed the intervention