By Staff Reporter
ADDIS ABABA – (BORKENA) –Al-Shabaab, an Islamist military and political group seems to be engaged in whetting its sword against Ethiopia and its military force under the African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS). A publication, Terrorism Monitor (TM) (Vol. 21 Issue 18) wrote on 08 September that, “Al-Shabaab is increasingly threatening Ethiopia amid the escalating conflict between its militants and Ethiopian and other foreign troops in Somalia”.
This will surely be a big warning for the Ethiopian Government to watch things with a finger on the trigger style of awareness, according to some observers who follow the situation in the Horn very closely. The extremist force is said to be ready to move in full-fledged control over Somali territory thinking that ATMIS will “fully withdraw…by the end of 2024”.
As Ethiopia’s role in the intervention mission of AU in Somalia has its target against Al-Shabaab, based in Somalia and active in East Africa, the group believes that “…its most powerful neighbor [Ethiopia] will likely be a key obstacle to overcome in its efforts to gain control of Somalia …” That’s why this extremist group augmented its animosity against Ethiopia, according to TM. The repeated denouncement and citation of Ethiopia in the propaganda literature of the group indicate that there can be unexpected attacks against the African populous nation. “…a June 19 statement from al-Qaeda’s General Command called on the people of Islam as a whole to stand with their mujahedeen brothers in the Mujahedeen Youth Movement (al-Shabaab) in Somalia …to hold Ethiopia accountable for their blatant transgressions.”
The other cause for the possible attack from Al-Shabaab is the decision made on March 2, 2023, by the Ethiopian Government to dispatch more troops to Somalia outside its role in ATMIS. Garowe Online wrote in its March 02, 2023 issue that the neighboring countries Kenya and Djibouti have also promised to send additional forces. “…This came as al-Shabaab focused more of its attacks on foreign forces—including Ethiopian troops…”
Following this threat, tension seems to mount on Ethiopia’s border. The recent blow hurled by Ethiopia at Al-Shabaab in return for its attack on the border town of Dollo is a good case in point, according to TM. Moreover, the current Ethiopian situation seems to create favorable conditions for the group to attack Ethiopia. “…al-Shabaab has shown itself willing to exploit every possible opportunity to undermine Ethiopian security, including fomenting dissent from within Ethiopia, which itself is highly prone to internal strife and civil unrest…”
With this in the ground, it has not yet been known whether the Ethiopian Government has said anything about the issue.
The available source indicates that Al-Shabaab is a Sunni Islamist military and political organization based in Somalia and active elsewhere in East Africa. It is actively involved in the ongoing Somali Civil War and incorporates elements of Somali nationalism into its Islamist cause.
Africa Defense Forum of September 06, 2023 issue reported quoting Foreign Policy Magazine that Al-Shabaab may have up to 14,000 fighters left — almost double the number it had three years ago — but some of them are forced child soldiers, not hardened fighters.
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There have been no known incidents as devastating as the scale of tormenting attacks and crimes orchestrated by Fannos, the Eritrean army, and ENDF in the 2-year-long war in Tigray and in the 3-year-long war against innocent civilians in Oromiyaa with the pretext of OLA supporting youth. Fanno is ethiopian almshabab terrorist group , killing children, nuns and priests .
Ethiopain Al-Shabaab,Fanno , an extremist riffraf and political group, had already and is still engaged in whetting its sword against non-Amhara Ethiopians. This terrorist group, called Fanno, must be contained, as it refused to come to the table, sacrificing Amhara’s gullible youth and exacerbating mass detention of Amahara, including underage boys.
—————Free Bekalu Alamirew and innocent , non-violent Amhara civilians including children—–
Baseless rhetoric!!!
Subjec: “Al-Shabaab whetting sword near the border of Ethiopia” September 11, 2023
Humble Opinion with Sadness
1. Ethiopia is in serous deep problem
2. Ethiopia , at last, will be disintegrated into pieces based on so many sociological and political factors
3. There is no question about it. It is a matter of time.
4. Question: Do Ethiopians seem to be worried of such possibility?
5. Answer: NO >>>> Let the screen tell the truth
doomsday seekers wont succeed!
What’s new with this story about this demonic group? They have been trying to unleash their savage terrorist act on the old country since they came together as group. But they have to pass by our heroic and crafty Somali brothers and sisters first. They may try to get help from one these bigoted groups inside the country but as of now that is fat chance. They may also know that if they carry out their barbaric act inside the old country, they will awaken a resting bear of more than 125 million fire spitting souls who will come down on them like a wall of bricks.