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Security Push: Somali forces say they carried out a precision airstrike in Lower Shabelle’s Ugunji area, killing six al‑Shabaab fighters and destroying a staging site, weapons and communications. Counterterror in Kenya: In Garissa, officers repelled an attack on the Kambios Police Post early Saturday, and a separate multi-agency team arrested a terror suspect linked to an IED on the Garissa–Dadaab road. Mogadishu Politics: Somalia’s Interior Ministry says Banadir district commissioner elections will start after Eid al‑Adha, with local council members voting for district leaders and deputies—while the wider political standoff over the presidency continues to simmer. Turkey–Somalia Energy: Erdogan says Türkiye aims to finish its first deep-sea offshore drilling off Somalia within 6–9 months, drawing opposition accusations of “resource piracy” and political interference. Rights Oversight: Somalia’s police chief met the national human rights commission to strengthen complaint handling and detention oversight.

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