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….