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Technical and Tank Engage Enemy Positions in Northern Somalia
Published 1 years ago
Video recorded by Somaliland separatists captures an engagement between their forces and the Somali military as the region continues to tumble out of control towards a second and new conflict that is escalating on a near daily basis.
Few people probably realize or care that the nation of Somalia is once again tumbling out of control. Al-Shabaab and Islamic State activity throughout the nation continues to plague the government of Somalia as the military and local clan militias are spread far too thin to properly defeat those forces wherever and whenever they pop up.
On top of this, Somaliland itself is once again pushing itself further away from Somalia proper in an attempt to hold together a portion of the country that doesn't want to devolve into tribal warfare and terroristic violence.
The entire region is currently at threat of heightened political violence that threatens to pass over borders into neighboring African regions. While I can't say that I'm an expert on the topic, I've been doing a fair amount of reading on this region in the past few months as the situation has been slowly and steadily escalating since January when American an special operations team targeted and killed Bilal al-Sudani, an important IS leader in the Bari region of the Puntland state.
If you'd like to do a bit of research on the topic yourself, I highly recommend checking out this link, which leads to the Armed Conflict Location and Event Data Project which is one of the most trusted sources of information for real-time data and analysis on political violence and protests around the world.
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Josh Brooks
Josh is an American writer and former USMC machine gunner with eight years of experience in ground combat arms throughout the GWOT. He is currently based in Texas and specializes in combat footage analysis and digital marketing.Follow Josh at OfficialJoshBrooks.com