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2022 al-Shabaab invasion of Ethiopia

2022 al-Shabaab invasion of Ethiopia
Part of the Ethiopian–Somali conflict, the Somali Civil War (2009–present), Ethiopian civil conflict (2018–present) and the spillover of the Tigray war

Al-Shabaab fighters inside a Liyu Police base on the 21st July 2022
Date
  • 20 July – c. early August 2022
  • (2 weeks)[1]
Location
Ethiopian-Somali border and Ethiopia's Somali Region
Result

Al Shabaab infiltrates Bale Province of southern Ethiopia (see § Result and aftermath)

Belligerents

 Ethiopia

Al-Qaeda

Commanders and leaders
Units involved
 Several units,[8] including the "Ethiopian Front"[3]
Strength
Unclear
  • At least 1,500 (Critical Threats estimate)[9]
  • c. 2,000 (Le Monde estimate)[1]
Casualties and losses
  • 14 killed (Ethiopian claim)[10]
  • 187 ENDF[11] and several hundred Somali Region forces killed (al-Shabaab claim)[12]
  • Heavy (local officials)[13]
 800+ killed, 100 captured (Ethiopian claim)[11][13]
  • 3 civilians killed (Ethiopian claim)[10]
  • Several administrators captured by al-Shabaab[13]

On 20 July 2022, the Islamist militant group al-Shabaab launched an invasion[14] from Somalia into Ethiopia's Somali Region. Taking advantage of the instability created by the Tigray war, the goal of the operation was to establish a presence for the group within southern Ethiopia.[2]

The incursion began with over a thousand Al-Shabaab fighters staging diversionary attacks on four Ethiopia–Somalia border towns in order to allow a force of 500 to 800 fighters to penetrate the Ethiopian security zone and advance into the region.[9][15] During the initial days of fighting, Al-Shabaab primarily fought against the Somali Region's security forces.[12] Further cross-border attacks continued in the following days, while Ethiopian National Defense Force (ENDF) carried out counter-offensives in response.[1]

Al-Shabaab forces advanced 150 kilometers into the Ogaden.[15] After two weeks of intense clashes and airstrikes, the ENDF and Somali Region security forces began to reassert control. A battalion of around 500 al-Shabaab fighters succeeded in evading the Ethiopian army and reached its main target, the Bale Mountains.[2] Several weeks after the operation was over, clashes continued to break out in border regions.[1]

Following what was the largest attack by al-Shabaab in Ethiopian territory to date,[8] the group was able to establish a presence in Bale and created several training camps.[2] Al-Shabaab has not claimed any attacks in Ethiopia since mid-2022 in order to maintain their operational security.[16]

  1. ^ a b c d Hochet-Bodin, Noé (14 September 2022). "Al-Shabab seeks to 'put down roots' in Ethiopia". Le Monde. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
  2. ^ a b c d Barnett 2023, p. 18.
  3. ^ a b c d e Harun Maruf (9 August 2022). "Al-Shabab Faces Pushback in Ethiopia's Somali Region". VOA. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
  4. ^ a b c "News: Ethiopian army generals jet-off to Baidoa, Jubaland, Somaliland; cross border security, Al-Shabaab threat top agenda". Addis Standard. 4 August 2022. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
  5. ^ a b "Ethiopian forces face new front from Al-Shabaab in Somalia". Garowe Online. 31 July 2022. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
  6. ^ a b c Caleb Weiss; Ryan O'Farrell (28 July 2022). "Puzzles deepen in the context of Shabaab's attempted Ethiopian invasion". Long War Journal. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
  7. ^ "News: Somali region says Al-Shabaab militants entered through Afdheer zone, "completely destroyed" by regional forces". Addis Standard. 25 July 2022. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
  8. ^ a b Harun Maruf (26 July 2022). "Why Did Al-Shabab Attack Inside Ethiopia?". VOA. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
  9. ^ a b Liam Karr; Emily Estelle (28 July 2022). "Africa File: Al Shabaab Attacks Ethiopia". Critical Threats. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
  10. ^ a b "Somalia's al Shabaab group makes rare attack near Ethiopia border". Reuters. 22 July 2022. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
  11. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference wp was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  12. ^ a b Ismail, Muktar (9 September 2022). "Al-Shabaab: the latest addition to Ethiopia's woes". Ethiopia Insight. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
  13. ^ a b c Mohamed Dhaysane (6 August 2022). "Ethiopia's Military: 800 Al-Shabab Fighters Killed in Recent Clashes". VOA. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
  14. ^ Caleb Weiss; Ryan O'Farrell (25 July 2022). "Analysis: Shabaab's multi-day incursion into Ethiopia". Long War Journal. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
  15. ^ a b "How al-Qaeda and Islamic State are digging into Africa". The Economist. 11 August 2022. ISSN 0013-0613. Retrieved 13 July 2024. In July a force of 500-800 al-Shabab fighters penetrated a security zone maintained by Ethiopia, then crossed 150km into that country with the aim of setting up a base in the Bale mountains.
  16. ^ "Salafi-Jihadi Movement Update Special Edition: Ethiopia-Somaliland Port Deal Alters Horn of Africa Counterterrorism and Red Sea Geopolitics". Institute for the Study of War. 4 January 2024. Retrieved 16 November 2024.
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