Acidic Security

   A huge  explosion went off this morning in the Somali capital, Mogadishu, hardly a day after another blast brought down a hotel hosting government officials in Jowhar, Hir-Shabelle state. The explosion, which reverberated across several neighbourhoods in Banadir region, took place in Ali-kamin neighbourhood of Warta-Nabada district in Banadir region. Initial reports indicate that the explosion targeted ATMIS troops who were travelling along the Ali Kamin intersection in the Wartanabad district of Banadir region. Eyewitnesses said a remote controlled landmine hit one of the army’s vehicles resulting in casualties, although no independent body has yet confirmed the claims. The AU troops are said to have responded with an artillery of fire immediately the explosion went off and later proceeded with their journey after calm was restored.  .In a similar news,  The Somali Federal government on Sunday evening airlifted some of the victims who were wounded in the Jow...

  INCIDENT REPORT MOZAMBIQUE 30 th  June-  A Christian was attacked and killed by militants in Namuka village in the Ancuabe district. 29 th  June-  Militants attacked and took temporary control of a military base in Mandiba, Nangade district where they later released photos of weapons and ammo seized during the assault. 28 th  June-  jihadists attacked Nakosa village in Ancuabe district where at least one person was killed. 28 th  June-  militants attacked a bus in Mocimboa da Praia where they killed and wounded seven people. 28 th  June- Christians were attacked and their homes burned in Kisanga Village, Kisanga area. 26 th  June-  several Christians were injured after militants attacked and burned their homes in Tandako Village, Macomia. 25 th  June-  militants ambushed a passenger bus traveling on Palma-Mueda road near Njama village in MDP. 24 th  June-  ISM attacked and burned houses in Nambini village,...

The Islamic State Mozambique (IS-MOZ) continued with its violent campaigns in the vast province of Cabo Delgado after the militants attacked locations in Meluco and Macomia districts. In Meluco, terrorists burned several houses in Iba village. While a unit of the Defense and Security Forces had been deployed from Macomia to Iba, the group had already abandoned the village. Terrorists also attacked Chocomo village for the second time within a month burning houses as most of the village was deserted by civilians for fear of an attack. In the past two weeks, attacks by the insurgency have become more sporadic and stretched over large areas. While the initial speculation was that the group was expanding and seeking to expand its territory it is gradually becoming a battle strategy.  The current pattern of insurgency activities is increasingly shifting by guerilla raids on remote, vulnerable targets across multiple districts. This is a strategy that is geared at stretching and exhaustin...

  Uganda expanded its area of influence at the expense of Rwanda, which had not been consulted and took umbrage... and woke up the M23 rebels. And the war has resumed in eastern Congo ," said a Western diplomat based in Kampala. For Congolese fleeing armed groups, Uganda is a valuable refuge. It is also one of the few countries in the world to pursue a policy of open borders for refugees from neighbouring countries. " It is the country in Africa that hosts the most refugees (1.5 million), and they have complete freedom of movement, the right to work, access to health and education. Everything but the right to vote ," said Philippe Kuessan of UNHCR's Uganda office. "President Museveni, in power since 1986, likes to show the world that his country is an oasis of stability,"  said a Western diplomat based in Kampala. But why pursue such a policy? «  President Museveni, in power since 1986, likes to show the world that his country is an oasis of stability,...

  Puntland Security Forces (PSF) successfully seized a boat packed with assortment of weapons on the shores of the Gulf of Aden in the city of Bosasso, Puntland region, Somalia. Smugglers doing business with Al-Shabaab using small boats have been sneaking weapons into Puntland and finally landing into the hands of the Al-Qaeda aligned Al-Shabaab.  In recent months, the coastal areas in Puntland, northeastern Somalia has witnessed a surge in the smuggling of illegal weapons from war-torn Yemen. At least two boats packed with weapons were sighted on the shores along Bandar-Bayla coast in Karkaar. Acting on intelligence from locals, PSF were able to swiftly seize the two boats and arrested 19 sailors on board, three of whom were foreigners and 16 Somalis. Puntland Maritime Police Force [PMPF] confirmed of the confiscation of weapons including AK-47s. Its unfortunate some of the weapons might have been looted by the locals as the authorities. The uncontrolled purchase of firearms ...

A  n uncontrolled element of the Ugandan UPDF army opened fire on two elements of the armed forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo FARDC in the rural commune of Bulongo in the Rwenzori sector in Beni territory on Monday, July 4. This information is confirmed by the spokesman of the FARDC UPDF joint operations Colonel MAK AZUKAY who indicates that the two FARDC soldiers died on the spot. The perpetrator of this act was directly arrested by these comrades-in-arms. The causes and circumstances that led this Ugandan soldier to shoot the two Congolese soldiers are not yet revealed. The Congolese and Ugandan army have opened an investigation, says Colonel Mak Azukay. It should be noted here that it is since November 2021 that the Ugandan updf army has been conducting joint operations with the Congolese army, the FARDC for the total neutralization of the ADF rebels and their auxiliaries in the beni and Irumu region.