Fierce clashes erupted Tuesday between Somali National Army (SNA) forces and Al Shabaab militants near Bulo-burde town in the Hiran region. The fighting began after SNA forces launched an operation to ...

Somali and US forces carried out an air strike on an area under attack from the Al-Shabaab Islamist group and killed 12 militants, the Somali government said on Thursday. The strike on Adan Yabaal, ...

Somali and US forces carried out an air strike on an area under attack from the Al-Shabaab Islamist group and killed 12 militants, the Somali government said on Thursday. Growing attacks by the Al ...

Al Shabaab, which wants to seize power and rule based on its own strict interpretation of Islamic law, briefly captured villages within 50 km (30 miles) of Mogadishu last month, raising fears ...

MOGADISHU (Reuters) -Two joint Somali-U.S. airstrikes killed 12 al Shabaab militants in central Somalia and destroyed a ship carrying weapons for the al Qaeda-linked group, the Somali government ...

The US and Somalia have carried out an airstrike against Islamist militants during a battle for control of a strategic central town, the government says. The "well-coordinated" strike on Adan ...

Joint US-Somalia air strikes and combat killed dozens of Al-Shabaab jihadists attacking a key town and a military base and also destroyed a shipment of weapons, the Somali government said on Thursday.

Speaking at the East Africa Somali Awards, Abdulle hailed the thriving Somali-owned restaurants in Nairobi as cultural ambassadors, saying they serve more than food — they build bridges and promote ...

MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — The Somalia-based militant group al-Shabab on Wednesday attacked a strategic town that serves as a major base for government troops, raising new concerns about the ...

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Adan Yabaal — Al-Shabaab militants seized the strategically vital town of Adan Yabaal in Somalia's Middle Shabelle region on Wednesday, launching a pre-dawn assault that overwhelmed government ...

Somalia on Tuesday launched voter registration in the capital Mogadishu for the first time in over 50 years, a step towards universal suffrage ahead of presidential elections scheduled for 2026 in ...