oseen · source-linked reporting

Al Shabaab seizes the town of Cadale and some villages including Bushra Sheekh, Ceel Xarar and Xaruur, around

2025 Shabelle offensive — Al Shabaab seizes the town of Cadale and some villages including Bushra Sheekh, Ceel Xarar and Xaruur, around of Mogadishu. Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud asks Ethiopian Pr

Published March 8, 2025· Updated October 28, 2026·1 min read

Image: Wikimedia Commons — Public domain — by Shahada News Agency. Images shown are not owned by Orubus, Oseen or any of its related companies — all rights remain with the stated owners and licensors.

Context: 2025 Shabelle offensive.

Al Shabaab seizes the town of Cadale and some villages including Bushra Sheekh, Ceel Xarar and Xaruur, around of Mogadishu. Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud asks Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed for help. Ethiopia sends ten thousand ENDF troops near the Ethiopia–Somalia border. [https://www.idilnews.com/al-shabaab-captures-villages-near-mogadishu-prompting-somalias-plea-for-ethiopian-intervention/ ( Idil News )]

Event summary via Wikipedia Current Events (2025-03-08).