Danab Special Forces of the Somali National Army, with international partners, killed two Al-Shabaab militants, detained two others, disabled a checkpoint, and seized an explosives cache near Warmaxan in Lower Shabelle on February 9, 2026, during the 3-hour period ending at 4:15 PM UTC, according to SNAForce via SONNALIVE. In a separate operation supported by international security partners, Somalia's National Intelligence and Security Agency targeted and neutralized a senior Al-Shabaab leader outside Sakow district in Middle Juba, as stated by HSNQ_NISA. Meanwhile, Somalia's parliament split further, with opposition lawmakers boycotting sessions and planning to elect their own speaker and deputies in opposition to President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud's proposed constitutional changes, per ShabelleMedia update. In Ethiopia, Afabn Maj. Gen. Wubante Abate Core's Guna Division took complete control of Wegeda town in Simada Woreda, South Gondar, after a battle from 8:20 AM to 4:00 PM that destroyed Abiy's army, according to Geteriew1. Somaliland President Abdirahmanirro rejected Somalia's unity calls, stating Djibouti, Somali state of Ethiopia, NFD, and Northeastern Kenya must also join if unity applies equally, as reported by GaroweOnline. Lawmaker AAbdishakur described encountering checkpoints, intimidation, and silencing of representatives en route to parliament on February 7, emphasizing constitutional discipline over coercion in a Substack article shared today. Rumors circulated of Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali preparing all-out war against TPLF and Eritrea post-African Union Summit on February 16, with ENDF redeploying from 13 Amhara woredas including Wegeda toward Tigray amid failed offensives and reported civilian massacres, per neby_G; Ethiopia's FM issued a warning letter to Eritrea demanding troop withdrawal from Tigray.
