[iii]The Houthi oil and minerals minister threatened unspecified “consequences” for foreign oil companies if they continued to export Yemeni oil or natural resources on December 12. [vii] Anti-al Shabaab forces also secured El Muluq on December 12. [x] Al Shabaab also ambushed a civilian vehicle in Mandera County on December 12, its second attack in northeastern Kenya in the last week. [xii] The anti-al Shabaab forces reportedly cleared Ali Fooldhere, Obaale, and Nasuur villages, killing an estimated 34 al Shabaab militants. [xiii] Al Shabaab claimed the explosion also killed a bodyguard and wounded several others.

Source: The Star December 12, 2022 21:00 UTC