September 24, 2023
Somalia: Wounded Victims of Beledweyne Truck Bomb Attack Airlifted to Mogadishu
At least 16 of the most severely wounded people from Saturday's truck bomb attack in Beledweyne city have been airlifted to Mogadishu for treatment, senior officials said. Read more »
Somalia: PM Calls for UNSC Arms Embargo Removal in His Address to UNGA78
Somali PM Hamza Abdi Barre delivered a powerful speech at the UN General Assembly in New York, highlighting the government's progress on security, counterterrorism efforts,… Read more »
Somalia: Somalia Liberated Over 45 Percent of Al-Shabaab-Controlled Areas in Under a Year - PM
NEW YORK: Somalia has managed in under a year to liberate more than 45 percent of the areas formerly held by the terrorist Al-Shabab group, Prime Minister Hamza Abdi Barre said on… Read more »
September 21, 2023
Ethiopia: 462 Al-Shabaab Fighters Killed in Failed Attack - Ethiopia's Military
The Ethiopian National Defense Force (ENDF) announced Wednesday it has killed around 462 Al-Shabaab fighters after a failed attack by the militant group. Read more »
September 17, 2023
East Africa: Al-Shabaab Ambushes Ethiopian Military Convoys in Somalia
Heavy fighting broke out in the Bakool region between Ethiopian troops and al-Shabaab fighters, who ambushed a military convoy on Sunday morning. Read more »
Somalia: Somali Govt Reports Huge Victory Over Al-Shabaab Offensives
Somalia's Minister of Information, Daud Aweys spoke about the country's efforts to liberate Al-Shabaab from Galmudug and Hirshabelle regional states. Read more »
September 09, 2023
Somalia: Anti-Al-Shabaab Offensive to Begin in Lower Shabelle Region
The military command in Barawe has announced that they will soon begin an operation to remove Al-Shabaab from the entire Lower Shabelle region. Read more »
Somalia: Somali Govt Troops Carry Out Operation Outside Mogadishu
The Somali Government forces have carried out a sweep on the outskirts of Mogadishu, rounding up dozens of suspects, according to police. Read more »
September 07, 2023
Somalia: Somali, Foreign Forces Kill Senior Al-Shabaab Commander, Militants in Raid
A joint military operation by Somali government troops and their allied foreign partners killed a senior Al-Shabaab commander in the Galgadud region. Read more »
Somalia: Somali Army Successfully Avert Major Al-Shabaab Attack On Base
Early in the morning members of the Al-Shabaab group launched a complex attack against the Somali military base in the Nur Dugle area of the Middle Shabelel region. Read more »
September 05, 2023
Somalia: An Explosion Hits Mahas As President On Visit to the Frontline Town
An explosion said to be a suicide car bombing was reported in the central town of Mahas, which lies eastern Hiran region. Read more »
Somalia: Military Deals a Major Blow to Al-Shabaab in Latest Operations
Somali National Army (SNA) said its forces on Monday killed 43 al-Shabab militants and injured several others after conducting an operation in Galgaduud region, central Somalia. Read more »
September 01, 2023
Somalia: Al-Shabaab Launches Multi-Direction Attack On Key Town
Al-Shabaab has launched a serious attack in several directions in the Qoryoley district in the Lower Shabelle region, in southern Somalia. Read more »
August 27, 2023
Somalia: Ex-President Calls for Investigation Into Deadly Army Base Attack
The former president of Somalia, Sharif Sheikh Ahmed alarmed by the the deaths of soldiers and officers in Saturday's attack by Al-Shabaab in Galmudug. Read more »
Somalia: Al-Shabaab Militants Killed in Latest Military Operations in Somalia
The government of Somalia announced that 13 members of the al-Shabaab terrorist group were killed in the south of the country during the military operation of the Somali army. Read more »
August 25, 2023
Somalia: Army Retakes Key Al-Shabaab Stronghold in Galmudug
Somali government recorded yet another victory in the fight against Al-Shabaab after capturing a key stronghold in Galmudug state. Read more »
August 22, 2023
Somalia: Car Bomb Explosion Hits Near Stadium in Mogadishu
An explosion occurred near Mogadishu Stadium on Tuesday, the latest in a series of attacks in Somalia as the government is now at war with Al-Shabaab. Read more »
August 15, 2023
Somalia: Somali President Assures Galmudug of the Liberation of Entire Region
President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud said that his government will carry out a military operation to retake the last areas in Galmudug from Al-Shabaab militants. Read more »
Somalia: Turkish-Trained Gogor Elite Forces Target Al-Shabaab Bases
In conjunction with clan militias, the national army has dislodged Al-Shabaab from swathes of central Somalia, marking a breakthrough in the 16-year war. Read more »
August 13, 2023
Somalia: Somali Special Forces Raid Al-Shabaab Bases Near Kismayo City
The specially U.S-trained forces from SNA's Danab commando brigade raided villages under Janay Abdale in the Lower Jubba region, south of Somalia. Read more »
August 11, 2023
Somalia: Troops Sweep Into Al-Shabaab Bases in Central Region
A planned operation by the Federal Government of Somalia troops carried out an operation in the Galhareeri district of the Galgaduud region, Thursday. Read more »
August 10, 2023
Somalia: SNA Soldiers Dead in Mogadishu Bomb Explosion
Somali army vehicle drove over a landmine near Darusalam area in Mogadishu on Thursday. Read more »
Somalia: NISA Says Averted a Would-Be-Suicide Car Bomb in Mogadishu
The National Intelligence and Security Agency [NISA] said it has averted a would-suicide car bomb at Biyaha on the outskirts of Mogadishu on Tuesday night. Read more »
July 30, 2023
Somalia: President Chairs Meeting On Financial War On Al-Shabaab
The President of the Federal Republic of Somalia, Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, met with the National Commission for Combating Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism… Read more »
July 29, 2023
Somalia: Attack On Kenya Defence Forces Outpost Confirms Al-Shabaab Drone Use
Kenyan security forces have increased their operations along the country's 680-kilometer border with Somalia in response to recent attacks by al-Shabaab. Read more »