Ethiopia Insight published on 9 September 2022 a commentary titled "Al-Shabaab: The Latest Addition to Ethiopia's Woes" by Muktar Ismail, a disaster prevention specialist.
Al-Shabaab forces in Somalia launched an attack inside Ethiopia in late July. Al-Shabaab may have attacked on this occasion because it perceives Ethiopian security forces have been weakened by internal conflict. Although Ethiopia apparently defeated this al-Shabaab attack, there are concerns there will be more incursions.