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 ...

MOGADISHU – Somalia’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ahmed Moallim Fiqi, has launched a scathing verbal attack on Sivuyile Bam, the Acting Head of the African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (AUSSOM ...

Mogadishu — Somalia's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ahmed Moallim Fiqi, has issued a strong statement against the Acting Head of the African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS), Amb.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

SpaceX’s Starlink satellite internet service is now officially available in Somalia, according to an announcement made by the company’s owner, Elon Musk, via social media platform X on Sunday.