Somalia's military court has carried out the death sentence by firing squad against three convicted members of the militant group Al-Shabaab, officials confirmed on Thursday morning.The execution, ...

Senior UN official in Somalia dies after illness Aisa Kirabo Kacyira, head of the United Nations Support Office in Somalia ...

An American raid on Friday saw U.S. troops capture Abdiweli Mohamed Yusuf, the chief money man for ISIS in Somalia since 2019 ...

As Fartun Hashi Warsame serves cardamom-spiced tea at her shop, she often overhears worried chatter about the al-Shabaab ...

Heavy gunfire broke out early Thursday morning in the Tarabuunka area of Mogadishu after federal government forces attempted ...

Pressure is growing on Somalia's military to assume full responsibility for the country's security as the 22,000-strong African Union multinational force, AMISOM, that has been supporting the ...

The militia defeated an alliance of U.S.-backed secular warlords this month to take control of the Somali capital, Mogadishu, and now holds sway over much of southern Somalia.

MOGADISHU, Somalia — A fundamentalist Muslim who is listed by the U.S. State Department as a suspected al-Qaida collaborator was named Saturday as the new leader of an Islamic militia ...

MOGADISHU, Somalia - The leader of the Islamic militia that has taken hold of southern Somalia on Tuesday rebuffed a U.N. plan for peace talks with the government, saying he ...

MOGADISHU, Somalia — Somalia's defense ministry said officials were investigating an explosion at a military training school in the capital, Mogadishu, on Wednesday, an incident claimed by the ...

An African Union military aircraft crashes in Somalia’s capital By OMAR FARUK The Associated Press,Updated July 2, 2025, 5:23 a.m.