The Somali Islamist group, Al-Shabab attacked, on Tuesday, Kenyan soldiers who are part of the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) forces, causing an undetermined number of casualties, according to a press statement released by the extremist group. According to the statement, wired to local and international media, a convoy of Kenyan troops was ambushed while participating in a crackdown against members of Al-Shabaab near Qoqani and Qabta villages in Lower Jubba region, south of the country. Prensa Latina could not however independently verify the number of casualties, although local residents confirmed to Wacaal Media, a local news outlet, that there was a heavy exchange of gunfire between the militants and AMISOM forces. According to the residents, the AMISOM forces managed to repulse the attackers. This Monday, Al-Shabaab made a similar assault against the Somali National Army near the town of Walaweyb in Lower Shabelle region, about 90 kilometers south of the capital, in which 15 SNA soldiers and dozens of the militants were killed.

SNA and AMISOM troops have since intensified their operations following the attack on Shahafi Hotel in the capital of Mogadishu on Sunday. Reacting to the incident, Somali President Hassan Shiekh Mohamud said the "'killing innocent people is not an act of Islam” and ordered the allied forces to strengthen the offensive in order 'to eliminate these wolves'. This Monday, 16 Al-Shabaab militants were gunned down in heavy fighting, 10 in the southern town of Diinsoor and six in Bulo Burde district of Hiiraan region, in central Somalia.

In mid-July, the SNA launched the operation Jubba Corridor, which is supported by 20,000 soldiers from the AMISOM and includes troops from Kenya, Ethiopia, Kenya, Uganda, Burundi and Djibouti. As a result, the allied forces regained the control of Bardere in Gedo region, which has been under control of the militant group for the last seven years. .