SOMALIA UNIVERSTIES BEEF UP SECURITY, AS AL-SHABAAB THREAT GROWS
October 16th, 2024
Universities in Somalia are facing heightened alerts as the country's security situation continues to deteriorate. While Islamist militant group Al-Shabaab has been pushed away from controlling large swathes of Somalia, especially in the country’s south, over the past 12 years, it has recently increased terror attacks. At least 37 people were killed by an Al-Shabaab suicide bomber at a popular beach in the capital Mogadishu last month (August), the latest in a string of Islamist militant attacks this year, across Somalia.
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