Italia e Estero

Al-Shabaab prende il controllo di Maxaas,al centro della Somalia

epa03814473 A handout photograph provided by the African Union-United Nations Information Support Team (AU-UN IST) on 06 August 2013 shows civilians walking past bombed-out and destroyed buildings in the Boondheere district of Mogadishu, Somalia, 05 August 2013. On 06 August it has been two years since the Al Qaeda-affiliated extremist group Al Shabaab withdrew from Mogadishu following sustained operations by forces of the Somali National Army (SNA) backed by troops of the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) to retake the city. Since the group's departure the country's captial has re-established itself and a sense of normality has returned. Buildings and infrastructure devastated and destroyed by two decades of conflict have been repaired; thousands of Diaspora Somalis have returned home to invest and help rebuild their nation; foreign embassies and diplomatic missions have reopened and for the first time in many years, Somalia has an internationally recognised government. EPA/STUART PRICE / AU-UN IST PHOTO / HANDOUT HANDOUT EDITORIAL USE ONLY/NO SALES
epa03814473 A handout photograph provided by the African Union-United Nations Information Support Team (AU-UN IST) on 06 August 2013 shows civilians walking past bombed-out and destroyed buildings in the Boondheere district of Mogadishu, Somalia, 05 August 2013. On 06 August it has been two years since the Al Qaeda-affiliated extremist group Al Shabaab withdrew from Mogadishu following sustained operations by forces of the Somali National Army (SNA) backed by troops of the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) to retake the city. Since the group's departure the country's captial has re-established itself and a sense of normality has returned. Buildings and infrastructure devastated and destroyed by two decades of conflict have been repaired; thousands of Diaspora Somalis have returned home to invest and help rebuild their nation; foreign embassies and diplomatic missions have reopened and for the first time in many years, Somalia has an internationally recognised government. EPA/STUART PRICE / AU-UN IST PHOTO / HANDOUT HANDOUT EDITORIAL USE ONLY/NO SALES
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MOGADISCIO, 27 LUG - Il gruppo islamista radicale Al-Shabaab ha preso il controllo della città strategica di Maxaas, nella Somalia centrale, dopo feroci combattimenti con l'esercito e le milizie locali, secondo quanto riferito da fonti militari. Al-Shabaab, i cui militanti sono legati ad Al-Qaeda, ha preso il controllo di decine di città e villaggi da quando ha lanciato la sua offensiva all'inizio di quest'anno, vanificando quasi tutti i progressi ottenuti dal governo durante la sua campagna militare del 2022 e del 2023. In una dichiarazione, Al-Shabaab ha affermato di aver conquistato la città di Maxaas, situata a circa 300 km dalla capitale Mogadiscio, considerata un polo strategico per i trasporti e la logistica nella regione. I membri dell'Esercito Nazionale Somalo hanno confermato la caduta di Maxaas, ma hanno affermato che si è trattato di una "ritirata tattica". Scontri sarebbero ancora in atto nell'area.

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