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 »

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 »

Somalia: Jubaland Ministers Visit Troops in the Frontlines Outside Kismayo City

The planning minister of Jubaland state Abdirahman Abdi Ahmed accompanied by the acting petroleum minister Mohamed Dekow Hussein paid a visit to the regional forces at frontlines… Read more »

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 »

Somalia: Increased Military Movement in Sool As Somaliland Prepares to Strike Back

A large number of military convoys were seen moving in separate areas in the Sool region on Monday morning, circulating around Las Anod city amid reports that the breakaway region… Read more »

Kenya: Al-Shabaab Uses Insiders to Conduct Mogadishu Attacks - Mayor

The mayor of Mogadishu says he believes that Al-Shabaab could not carry out a bomb attack in the capital city without an inside job or facilitation. Read more »

Kenya: Al-Shabaab Bomb Attack in Kenya Leaves Two Police Officers Dead

At least two Kenyan police officers were killed and six others wounded in a roadside blast on Sunday in northeastern Kenya. Read more »

Somalia: Somali Govt Deploys Elite Forces to Frontlines As War Take New Shape

The government of Somalia has deployed elite troops to the front lines of the war, especially in the east of the Galgaduud region, after army retreats. Read more »

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 »

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 »

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 »

Africa: Somali, UN, AU Teams Meet Over Second Phase of ATMIS Drawdown

Senior officials of the African Union, the Federal Government of Somalia, and the United Nations held a consultative meeting to deliberate on the upcoming second phase of the troop… Read more »

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 »

Somalia: Police Arrest Alleged Al-Shabaab Operative With Nail Bomb Ingredients in Kiambu

The Directorate of Criminal Investigation (DCI) has arrested a man in Kiambu suspected of being a terrorist linked to the Somalia-based extremist group Al-Shabaab. Read more »

Somalia: Fresh Clashes Reported in Puntland Capital, Garowe Amid Political Tension

One police force officer was injured, after a clash last night between a group of gangs and police forces in Puntland capital, Garowe. Read more »

Somalia: Violent Protests in Mogadishu Following the Arrest of Top Army General

Mogadishu witnessed a large and violent protest on Sunday over the arrest of a military officer General Sheegow Ahmed on Saturday morning after a clash. Read more »

Somalia: Police, Military Clash in Mogadishu - Several Reported Killed

A battle that lasted for almost 10 hours occurred in Dharkenley district within Mogadishu between the police forces and a Somali military general's guards. Read more »

Somalia: PM Hamza Expresses Condolences After Renowned Poet Killed in Shelling

Prime Minister Hamza Abdi Barre has expressed condolences on the death of renowned poet Jama Kediye, who lost his life in Somaliland mortar shelling. Read more »

Somalia: Bihi Says Current Conflict Will Not Derail Somaliland's Spirit for Development

The leader of Somaliland Muse Bihi Abdi spoke about the current political crisis and conflict in his breakaway region, which failed to gain global recognition. Read more »

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 »

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 »