Terrorists are closing in on Mogadishu. And More.
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00:00 Introduction
02:21 Al-Shabaab Seems Unstoppable in Somalia
15:08 Iran's Desperate Race to Rearm Its Shattered Proxy Network
24:20 The Congo’s ‘Peace’ Deal That Wasn’t
References
Al Shabaab
https://www.longwarjournal.org/archives/2025/07/shabaab-seizes-two-towns-in-central-somalia.php
https://www.hiiraan.com/news4/2025/July/202120/heavy_fighting_erupts_in_moqokori_district_as_al_shabab_launches_major_assault.aspx
https://ctc.westpoint.edu/somalia-at-a-crossroads-resurgent-insurgents-fragmented-politics-and-the-uncertain-future-of-aussom/
https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/al-shabaab-captures-central-somali-town-presses-with-advance-2025-07-14/
https://www.barrons.com/news/somalia-donors-losing-faith-as-al-shabaab-surges-7185fe64
https://www.hiiraan.com/news4/2025/July/202284/turkey_s_military_and_aid_presence_in_somalia_draws_scrutiny_from_lawmakers.aspx
https://www.barrons.com/news/somalia-donors-losing-faith-as-al-shabaab-surges-7185fe64
https://somaliguardian.com/news/somalia-news/al-shabaab-captures-strategic-towns-near-somalias-capital-after-au-somali-troop-withdrawal/
https://www.garoweonline.com/en/news/somalia/ethiopia-s-somali-region-to-join-fight-against-al-shabaab-in-central-somalia
https://www.garoweonline.com/en/news/somalia/somali-prisons-chief-warns-of-al-shabaab-plot-to-attack-mogadishu-central-prison\
https://www.crisisgroup.org/africa/horn-africa/somalia/al-shabaab-recaptures-key-town-while-mogadishu-struggles-regain-upper
https://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/first-trump-africa-summit-drc-tensions-shabaab-momentum-africa-file-july-10-2025
Iran and proxies:
https://www.wsj.com/world/middle-east/iran-militia-allies-houthis-hezbollah-a36d7de7?mod=world_feat1_middle-east_pos1
https://www.naharnet.com/stories/en/314251-smuggling-attempts-to-hezbollah-increasing-via-syria-report-says
https://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/iran-update-july-17-2025
https://www.naharnet.com/stories/en/314251-smuggling-attempts-to-hezbollah-increasing-via-syria-report-says
https://apnews.com/article/yemen-houthi-rebels-iran-weapons-red-sea-e282c456e3db6f63fe696cba50e7c864
https://smallwarsjournal.com/2025/06/19/rising-lion-escalation-objectives-and-the-logic-of-targeting/
https://www.timesofisrael.com/israeli-strike-in-syria-said-to-target-top-hezbollah-official-in-arms-smuggling-unit/
https://www.wsj.com/world/iran-orders-material-from-china-for-hundreds-of-ballistic-missiles-1e874701
https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20250430-lebanese-army-dismantled-over-90-of-hezbollah-sites-near-israel-security-official-says
https://www.newsweek.com/iran-spy-crisis-israel-mossad-arrests-executions-2089236
https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/iran-news/article-861478
Congo
https://www.crisisgroup.org/africa/great-lakes/democratic-republic-congo-rwanda/dr-congo-rwanda-deal-now-comes-hard-part
https://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/first-trump-africa-summit-drc-tensions-shabaab-momentum-africa-file-july-10-2025
https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/rwandan-rebels-fate-clouds-trumps-vision-mineral-rich-congo-2025-07-23/
https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/congo-m23-rebels-pledge-qatar-reach-peace-deal-next-month-2025-07-19/
https://apnews.com/article/congo-rebels-m23-peace-minerals-rwanda-2135ef4a7c3fd422bd9b460452daabca Receive SMS online on sms24.me
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