No, Al-Shabaab militants did not attack drilling company personnel in Wajir.

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Al-Shabaab militants attack workers of a borehole drilling company in Wajir.

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The iVerify Network of Fact-Checking Desks has fact-checked this content and established that it is Misleading.

To arrive to this conclusion, the iVerify Network of Fact-Checking Desks has conducted the following process. We conducted a reverse image search on the image and discovered it was first shared in an article by Garowe Online, an independent news website, that shares the latest news headlines from Somalia, on October 1, 2022 when Al-Shabaab raided Gedo Region in September 30, 2022, killing 12 people drilling a well.

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Article on Al-Shabaab fighters killing crew drilling well in southern Somalia

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No, Al-Shabaab militants did not attack drilling company personnel in Wajir.

The image was taken during an Al-Shabaab attack in Gariley, Gedo region, Somalia, in September 30.

At least 12 construction workers were killed while working on a well in the drought-stricken area.

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