The United States Embassy in Somalia has issued a warning to the Americans saying that there was “credible information linked to potential imminent attacks” around the East African Nation.
Authorities have not provided details on potential attacks, but the Mogadiscio Embassy said it was following threats to several locations, including Aden Aden International Capital Airport. All the staff of the embassy, it was said to cancel all movements, according to the published warning On the Embassy website.
“The United States Embassy in Somalia reminds American citizens that terrorists continue to plot the abductions, the attacks of the attacks and other attacks in Somalia,” the embassy said in its warning. “They can carry out attacks with little or no warning, targeting airports and sea ports, control points, government buildings, hotels, restaurants, shopping areas and other areas where large crowds come together and Westerners attend, as well as government, military and Western convoys.”
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A Level four travel advice Emitted by the State Department warning people not to go to the country has been in force since July 2024, and the Embassy has declared that it remains in force due to multiple threats, including crime, terrorism and civil disorders.
In recent weeks, after President Trump’s return to the White House, the United States has intensified military strikes in Somalia to target terrorists. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the February 1st strikes, The first major military operation of Mr. Trump’s second termKilled several agents of Isis and no civilian was injured.
Since then, Commandment of American Africa said that he had conducted several other air strikes in coordination with the Government of Somalia to target the Islamic State and al-shabab activists, striking near Al-Kowsar,, Ceel Baraf,, Dadar And Bulo Burti.
The number of activists of the Islamic State in the country is estimated at hundreds, mainly dispersed in the mountains of Cal Miskaat in the Bari de Puntland region, according to the International Crisis group.
