September 04, 2023
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 »
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 24, 2023
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 »
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 20, 2023
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 »
August 19, 2023
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 »
August 17, 2023
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 »
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 »
August 08, 2023
Ethiopia: Children Killed in Somali Region in Suspected Clan Revenge
At least 5 children were killed in Qorof village under Galladi District in Dollo Region of the Somali Regional state located east of Ethiopia, reports said. Read more »
Somalia: SNA, Foreign Forces Avert Would-Be Suicide Al-Shabaab Car Bombs in Central Region
The SNA forces with the help of foreign troops carried out an operation early today in the Mukayle area under the Bulaburte district of the Hiran region. Read more »
August 01, 2023
Somalia: Blast Wounds One in Khartoum
An explosion caused damage this morning in the Wadajir district of Mogadishu. The explosion from a landmine was targeted at a vehicle carrying soldiers of the government army that… 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 »
Somalia: Govt Prepares Local Fighters for 2nd Phase of Anti-Al-Shabaab War
A large number of local fighters were shown in Guri'el district, Galmudug as they are prepared for the second phase of operations against Al-Shabaab. Read more »