Intelligence sources have told Sheba Intelligence that several recent maritime attacks targeting vessels in the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden were conducted through operational coordination between Yemen’s Houthi movement and Somalia’s Al-Shabaab, indicating that...
Military experts from countries contributing troops to the African Union Support and Stabilization Mission in Somalia (AUSSOM) convened in Mogadishu on Tuesday to finalize a joint operational plan for the next phase of the campaign against Al-Shabaab. The meeting took place ...
Al-Shabaab launched coordinated attacks across central and southern Somalia on 2 August, underscoring its ability to conduct simultaneous operations despite continued military pressure from Somali government forces and international partners. The developments coincide...
Mogadishu has intensified efforts to reinforce its authority in the disputed SSC-Khaatumo region, while Somaliland is simultaneously strengthening security engagement with the United States, highlighting an increasingly geopolitical contest over the Horn of Africa and the Red Sea....
Military tensions in northern Somalia have escalated after the leadership of the Northeast State warned Somaliland against interfering in its internal affairs and displayed tanks, armored vehicles, and heavy weapons in a show of force. The military parade followed a warni...
Rare maritime security statement follows Somaliland’s expanding international partnerships and rising Red Sea tensions. Somaliland’s first explicit pledge to help secure the Bab al-Mandab Strait signals a broader regional security role following its growing strategic tie...
The security confrontation between Puntland authorities and federal-linked PSF forces near Bosaso comes as Somalia faces mounting political and security pressures, raising concerns that widening internal divisions could undermine the country's campaign a...
New intelligence supports Sheba Intelligence’s earlier reporting on a Houthi training facility in the Golis Mountains and reveals how the conflict is expanding into Somaliland through military and cyber operations New information obtained by Sheba Intelligence indicates that a U...
Sources familiar with the matter told Sheba Intelligence that three training camps believed to be used by foreign fighters in Somaliland were recently targeted by unidentified aircraft during July, in what appears to have been a coordinated operation supported by p...
Somalia’s security campaign against Al-Shabaab escalated on Monday as intelligence-led operations killed 19 militants, including a senior logistics commander, while government forces expanded clearance operations in Lower Shabelle. The military gains were accomp...
Flight records reveal a durable civilian corridor between Dubai and Hargeisa. Viewed alongside Emirati-controlled port infrastructure, reported military construction in Berbera and new coastal logistics preparations, the route forms part of a broader network that has strengthened Somalil...
Government reports militant surrenders and battlefield gains, but continued attacks and regional competition underscore unresolved security challenges The Somali government says it has entered the final phase of its campaign against Al-Shabaab, reporting new battlefield gain...
Sheba Intelligence previously warned that piracy was re-emerging around the Gulf of Aden and Somali waters. A new appeal by the International Maritime Organization now gives that warning official weight. The International Maritime Organization has called...
Washington’s decision to end support for UNSOS after December 2026 raises fears over AUSSOM’s readiness, as Al-Shabaab activity near Mogadishu signals renewed pressure on the capital’s security belt The security threat posed by Al-Sh...
Sheba Intelligence: The visit coincided with controversial remarks by Socotra’s governor and Yemen’s UN push against STC unilateral moves A semi-official source close to the Yemeni government told Sheba Intelligence that S...
Puntland President Said Abdullahi Deni says his administration will not accept any federal security interference, accusing Mogadishu of undermining Somalia’s federal system and using national forces for political purposes. &nb...
New information obtained by Sheba Intelligence indicates that Yemeni fighters previously trained in the UAE, alongside Shabwani Elite elements, have arrived at a Somaliland camp as part of maritime and coastal preparations linked to Socotra and Bab al-Mandab security. ...
The Lower Shabelle operation reflects a more active Turkish role in Somalia’s counterterrorism campaign, as Al-Shabaab seeks to adapt to regional rivalries, Red Sea instability and emerging links with armed actors beyond Somalia. &nbs...
Recent developments in Somalia have placed the country at the center of two overlapping security tracks: continued military pressure on Al-Shabaab and expanding U.S.-Somali cooperation in pursuing transnational fraud and money-laundering suspects. Somali forces, backed b...
Exclusive: intelligence sources have told Sheba Intelligence that Yemen’s Houthi movement is working to establish and activate a training camp in Somaliland, while separate information points to the arrival of additional UAE-linked fighters affiliated ...
