June 16, 2022
Somalia: Somalia Slaps Two ISIS Couple With Long Jail Terms
Somali Military court sentenced two ISIS members to 15 years of imprisonment on Thursday, according to the state media. Read more »
June 14, 2022
Somalia: Al-Shabaab Commander Killed in Somali Army Operation
A Senior Al-Shabaab militant commander was on Tuesday morning killed after Somali National Army's Commandos, Danab Unit conducted a special operation in Wala-weyn district in the… Read more »
Somalia: Army Along With Local Militia Clash With Al-Shabaab
A heavy Fighting between government forces backed by Macawisley, a local militia group, and Al-Shabaab occurred in central Somalia. The fighting took place in areas around… Read more »
June 12, 2022
Somalia: Al-Shabaab Operative Detained in SNA Operation
The Special trained Somali forces known as (Danab) detained a militant named Yahye who was a leader of Al-Shabab in making bombs in Aliyow Barow in the Lower Shabelle region. Read more »
June 09, 2022
Somalia: Al-Shabaab Claims It Killed 15 Somali Soldiers in Blast
An Explosion targeted government forces on the outskirts of Bal'ad district in the Middle Shabelle region, south of Somalia on Wednesday night. Read more »
June 06, 2022
Somalia: Kenyan Police Officers Wounded in Roadside Blast in Border Region
Three police officers were wounded on Sunday when the vehicle they were traveling in ran over an improvised explosive device in Garissa, a county in northeast Kenya that borders… Read more »
June 03, 2022
Somalia: New President Vows to Beat Back Jihadists, Then Talk to Them
When Hassan Sheikh Mohamud entered Villa Somalia as president in 2012, his writ ran little farther than the sandbagged gates of the bullet-pocked, Italian-built, Art Deco palace of… Read more »
June 04, 2022
Somalia: SNA Kills Al-Shabaab Militants in Fresh Operation
HUDUR [SMN] - Somali military carried out an operation against Al-Shabaab in Bakol region, south of the country as part of a stepped-up offensive to restore peace. Read more »
May 21, 2022
Somalia: Al-Shabaab Kills Soldiers Near Bal'ad Town
Al-Shabaab militants' attack on an army checkpoint near Balad district in the Middle Shabelle region leaves at least Govt soldiers dead on Saturday. Read more »
May 17, 2022
Somalia: Burundian Troops Regain Control of a Base Two Weeks After Attack
Burundian troops under ATMIS along with Somali government forces have today taken control of El-Baraf village in the Middle Shabelle region peacefully. Read more »
Somalia: Blast At a Tea Shop Wounds Three
An IED bomb blast in Balad district has wounded at least three people on Tuesday morning, officials said. The Somali security forces arrived at the scene and took the wounded to a… Read more »
May 15, 2022
Somalia: Lawmakers Urge Dialogue to Curb Terrorism
MOGADISHU, Somalia - Several newly elected lawmakers in Somalia have asked the government to open channels of dialogue with the terrorist group al-Shabaab to explore peace in the… Read more »
Somalia: Somali Forces Detain Two Al-Shabaab Militants
Elite forces of Somali National Army (SNA) on Saturday arrested two al-Shabab militants after conducting operations in several locations of the Lower Shabelle region, southern… Read more »
May 12, 2022
Somalia: Two From Same Family Killed in Al-Shabaab Mortar Attack
BIYO-ADDE [SMN] - An official says mortar shells hit Biyo Adde village in the Middle Shabelle region on Wednesday night amid increasing insecurity in HirShabelle state. Read more »
May 11, 2022
Somalia: Somali Police Blames Al-Shabaab for Mogadishu Bombing
Somali police spokesman Abdifatah Aden Hassan spoke to reporters about the suicide bombing that took place near the KM4 junction in Mogadishu. Read more »
Somalia: A Suicide Attack Leaves Four Dead in Mogadishu
MOGADISHU [SMN] - An explosion near the KM4 junction in Mogadishu left at least four people dead and several wounded on Wednesday, according to eyewitnesses. Read more »
Somalia: Death Toll From Roadside Blast in Somalia Climbs to 4
Somali police confirmed Tuesday that four people including three police officers were killed and eight others injured in a roadside blast in Mogadishu, the capital of Somalia,… Read more »
May 10, 2022
Somalia: One Soldier Dead and Another Wounded in Somalia Blast
A landmine blast targeted government soldiers in the Middle Shabelle region in southern Somalia on Wednesday in the latest of a series of bombings. Read more »
May 09, 2022
Somalia: Al-Shabaab Attacks Military Base Outside Afgoye Town
Al-Shabaab militants attack the government base in Sabid area of the Afgoye district in the Lower Shabelle region. The attack was followed by a fierce gun battle between the two… Read more »
May 07, 2022
Somalia: UAE Condemns Terrorist Attack in Somalia
The UAE has strongly condemned the terrorist attack that targeted an African Union Transition Mission base in the Middle Shabelle region, southwest of the Somali capital Mogadishu,… Read more »
May 06, 2022
Africa: Al-Shabaab Fires Mortars At AU Base in Somalia
MOGADISHU [SMN] - Al-Shabaab has launched a mortar attack on a Burundian military base in the village of Miirtaqawo near El Baraf in the Middle Shabelle region. Read more »
May 08, 2022
Somalia: NISA Kills Al-Shabaab Members in Gedo Region
GARBAHAREY [SMN] - NISA forces, particularly the Duufaan brigade, killed members of Al-Shabaab in a premeditated operation in Gedo region near the Kenyan border on Sunday. Read more »
May 04, 2022
Somalia: IGAD Executive Secretary Condemns Al-Shabaab Attack
DJIBOUTI [SMN] - The Executive Secretary of the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), Dr Workneh Gebeyehu, strongly condemns yesterday's terrorist attack on the base… Read more »
Africa: Qatar Condemns Attack On AU Mission Camp in Somalia
The State of Qatar has expressed its strong condemnation and denunciation of the attack that targeted a camp of the African Union Mission in southern Somalia, which resulted in… Read more »
Africa: AU Releases Statement On Al-Shabaab Attack in El-Baraf
Addis Ababa, 3 May 2022. The Chairperson of the Commission, Moussa Faki Mahamat, has condemned in the strongest terms the terrorist attack perpetrated by Al Shabaab militants… Read more »