Jamaane Conflict Humanitarian Appeal

In mid-November 2025, Somali federal and Jubbaland forces launched a major offensive targeting Al-Shabaab strongholds in Lower Jubba, including Jamaame, which has been under militant control for years. The operation aimed to secure Araare Bridge, a strategic crossing about 7 km from Jamaame, to open access routes and weaken Al-Shabaab’s defensive positions. This was part of a larger campaign to reclaim territory and disrupt militant taxation and logistics hubs along the Juba River corridor. The fighting involved ground troops supported by aerial strikes, causing rapid escalation and forcing civilians to flee within hours. Entire communities abandoned homes, livelihoods, and belongings as violence intensified. Field monitoring confirms an estimated 3,800 households (approximately 22,800 people) were displaced between 16–18 November, amid reports of civilian casualties, destruction of markets, and mounting protection risks for women, children, older persons, and people with disabilitie.