The U.S. airstrike on al Shabaab in Somalia underscores AFRICOM's mission to degrade terrorist threats, with support from Somali government and forces.

The United States Africa Command (AFRICOM), in coordination with the Federal Government of Somalia, carried out an airstrike targeting Al-Shabaab militants approximately 40 kilometers northwest of the ...

Somali government troops backed by local militia from the central Hiiraan region have launched the final phase of a coordinated offensive aimed at dislodging Al-Shabaab fighters from the strategic ...

The USS Harry Truman aircraft carrier and strike group was also relentlessly bombing targets in Somalia while also attacking ...

National Intelligence and Security Agency says 6 airstrikes carried out in Hiran region's El-Hareeri area from Tuesday ...

The deputy Chief of Defence Forces, Lt Gen Sam Okiding, has warned Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) in Somalia against ...

A suicide bombing at Mogadishu’s Damanyo military base has killed at least 10 recruits, with militant group Al-Shabaab ...

Commander General Michael Langley has praised the Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) for its leadership role in restoring peace ...

Islamist militant group al Shabaab said it was behind the attack and that it had killed as many as 30 soldiers and wounded 50 ...

Super Hornet fighter jets from the USS Harry S. Truman bombed ISIS targets in Somalia in February, a defense official told ...

Large numbers of Al-Shabaab fighters have reportedly re-entered areas surrounding the strategic town of Aadan Yabaal in Somalia's Middle Shabelle region, heightening fear and anxiety among local ...

Analysis - Over the last decade, there has been growing international focus on the role of food in conflict, particularly in ...