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Sunday February 22, 2026<\/p>\n
Sunday February 22, 2026<\/p>\n
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Mogadishu (HOL) \u2014 Somalia\u2019s federal government says al-Shabab is experiencing mounting financial strain following the killing of senior operatives responsible for managing the group\u2019s revenue networks and sustained efforts to dismantle its funding infrastructure.<\/p>\n
State news agency SONNA reported Saturday, citing intelligence sources, that the militant group is struggling to generate new revenue streams because of a coordinated financial offensive targeting its economic backbone.<\/p>\n
Recent operations reportedly killed Mohamed Mire Jama, identified as the group\u2019s \u201cinterior minister\u201d overseeing key administrative and financial structures, and Abdullahi Wadaad, described as head of finance. Officials say their deaths have disrupted internal fiscal management and weakened the group\u2019s revenue coordination.<\/p>\n
According to SONNA, intelligence assessments indicate al-Shabab\u2019s total revenue for 2025 is estimated at less than $80 million, the lowest in seven years. The report said the decline reflects growing constraints on the group\u2019s extortion and taxation systems.<\/p>\n
Al-Shabab has traditionally relied on coercive taxation in urban commercial centers, including levies on businesses, real estate, transport routes and market traders. However, the government claims repeated attempts by the group to restore these income streams have largely failed due to intensified surveillance and enforcement measures.<\/p>\n
Authorities say the expansion of intelligence monitoring including CCTV systems in major markets and the deployment of undercover personnel has disrupted collection networks and increased risks for operatives involved in extortion.<\/p>\n
The government also reported tightening anti-money laundering controls and financial oversight mechanisms, restricting the group\u2019s access to banking channels and commercial gateways. Officials said enforcement measures have severed illicit revenue flows historically linked to Mogadishu\u2019s international airport and seaport.<\/p>\n
In March 2024, the government announced it had seized $7 million, closed 670 telephone lines and shut down 110 merchant accounts allegedly connected to terrorist financing. In 2023, authorities reported freezing about 250 bank accounts and disabling roughly 70 mobile money accounts used for militant transactions.<\/p>\n
According to the latest report, al-Shabab has reportedly reduced monthly salaries for its fighters to below $80, a move the government says reflects cash flow constraints and could weaken recruitment and operational capacity.<\/p>\n
While independent verification of the internal financial data was not immediately available, the government maintains that sustained financial pressure is intended to complement military operations and degrade the group\u2019s long-term viability.<\/p>\n
Al-Shabab, an al-Qaida-affiliated insurgent group, has waged a campaign against Somalia\u2019s federal government for more than 15 years.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Sunday February 22, 2026 Mogadishu (HOL) \u2014 Somalia\u2019s federal government says al-Shabab is experiencing mounting financial strain following…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":97907,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[51],"tags":[8063,15396,9519,5682,40763,14070,3110,36748,6223,1984,55892],"class_list":["post-97906","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-somalia","tag-after","tag-alshabab","tag-crackdown","tag-crisis","tag-facing","tag-financial","tag-government","tag-says","tag-somali","tag-somalia","tag-targeted"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@africa\/116113558918655670","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/97906","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=97906"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/97906\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/97907"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=97906"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=97906"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=97906"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}