Situation Report, Monday, 25th May 2020, Al-Shabaab increased activity was witnessed as the Holy month of Ramadhan came at an end. In Muku Dhere locality, Middle Shabelle region of Somalia, the Al-Qaeda affiliated Al-Shabaab raided a water well, killed the owner of the well and abducted his sons, according to local sources.
Though the reasons behind the heinous act and destruction of the water well by the militants has not been ascertained, its possible that the owner of the well has not been cooperating with the Islamist militants. Its also possible that the militants will forcibly enroll his children into the terror camps.
Separately, military sources reveal that Al-Shabaab operatives ambushed a group of men transporting Khat in Somalia’s Bay province. One person was killed and two others wounded in the Al-Shabaab ambush near the town of Wardiile. The vehicle and Khat were then seized by the militants.
