Jubaland state forces and Danab units clashed with Al-Shabaab militants at the Araare Bridge (0.0229027, 42.6794155) in Jamaame district, Lower Jubba region, Somalia, between 5:45 PM and 8:45 PM UTC on February 10, 2026, capturing Buundada Araare and killing 14 militants amid multiple fatalities on Somali forces, according to X posts from AAGA_CAWLAN101 and SuldanMohamed_ during this three-hour period. Fighting erupted in the vicinity of the destroyed Araare Bridge, where Jubaland forces encountered stiff resistance from Al-Shabaab including ambushes and sustained clashes, resulting in multiple fatalities among Jubaland and Danab forces, as reported by AAGA_CAWLAN101 on X. Jubaland forces successfully captured Buundada Araare in Jamaame district, with 14 militants reportedly killed, per SuldanMohamed_ on X. ShirwacJarato expressed condolences on X for youth martyred in the battle at Araare Bridge on the outskirts of Baar Sanguuni area in Lower Juba, naming Mohamed Abdullahi Omar (Shiine) and Fatxi Shiekh Nuur among the deceased, requesting mercy and patience for their families. These clashes occur amid ongoing Somali operations against Al-Shabaab, separate from earlier regional tensions in Ethiopia's Amhara region and Sudan conflict support, as previously reported.
