August 13, 2022 (KHARTOUM) – The recent attacks by the Somali al-Qaeda-affiliated al-Shabab militant group in the Ethiopian depth represent a dangerous development in the Horn of Africa. Al-Shabab last July attacked several positions in eastern Ethiopia, Somali Region in Ethiopia, before the Ethiopian Defence Forces hit the assailants and prevent their advance. Expansion plansAl-Shabab, which occupies about 25% of Somalia, plans to expand into Kenya, Uganda and Ethiopia before heading to South Sudan, Sudan’s troubled areas in the Blue Nile region, the Sudan – Ethiopia border areas, and the Benishangul region. The first vanguards to join the Somali group were Suhaib Salem and Abdel-Aziz Hassan Mubarak, both were killed in Mogadishu several years ago. Ethiopia recently dispatched more troops to Somalia to fight the militants of the al-Qaeda-affiliated group in response to cross-border attacks in Ethiopia in July.

Source: Ethiopian News August 13, 2022 21:12 UTC