Somalia

The country’s first effort to flush out Al Shabaab terrorists has been completed, noting that the government is preparing troops who work specifically to secure the gains made in the liberated areas. The people of Somalia have come together to eliminate the terrorist groups. The security forces have shown discipline and loyalty in facing challenges and threats.

We pray for the complete dismantling of the al Shabaab terrorist group along with other splinter groups linked to the Islamic State that operate violently in Somalia (The Holy Bible, Ezekiel 13:14).

Somalia, officially the Federal Republic of Somalia, is a country in the Horn of Africa. The bordering countries are Ethiopia in the west, Djibouti in the Northwest, the Gulf of Aden in the north, Indian Ocean in the east and Kenya in the southwest. It is Somalia that has vast coastline on Africa’s mainland. Churches and the Christian Believers are continuously suffering extreme persecution in this country. They are constantly living in situations of threats and hardship for the sake of following Jesus Christ. Faith professing Christians in the country are at risk as Islamic militants, and clan leaders are trying all the time to harm them and kill them. Christian Believers from Muslim background are constantly monitored by elders and family members and also the movements of Christian converts they suspect. Islamic militants are vigorously intensifying their hunt for Christian leaders to eliminate them and the situation is worsening every day. For instance, even Christmas celebration is banned in the country of Somalia.