May 11, 2022
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: UK's Armed Forces Minister Pays a Surprise Visit
Somalia's Minister of Defense Abdulkadir Mohamed Nur met with the Minister for armed forces James Heappey in Mogadishu. Read more »
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 »
May 03, 2022
Africa: AU Military Base in Somalia Comes Under Al-Shabaab Attack
JOWHAR (SMN) - Al-Shabaab militants on Tuesday morning launched an attack on a Burundian military base under ATMIS in El Baraf area of the Middle Shabelle region. Read more »
October 06, 2017
Mozambique: Suspected Al-Shabaab Attack in Mozambique Leaves Two Police Officers Dead
A group of about 30 men attacked three police stations in the coastal district of Mocimboa da Praia, Cabo Delgado province of northern Mozambique, in an armed raid on Thursday. Read more »