February 01, 2023
Somalia: Regional Leaders Vow to Support Somalia's War Against Al-Shabab
The leaders of Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia met Wednesday in the Somali capital to discuss the ongoing fight against al-Shabab militants. The security summit took place… Read more »
January 31, 2023
East Africa: Somalia Sends Thousands of Army Recruits to Nearby Countries for Training - Report
The Somali government has sent thousands of military recruits to nearby countries for training to strengthen the army for its war against al-Shabab militants, according to the… Read more »
January 29, 2023
Somalia: Al-Shabaab's Grip On Somalia Loosening
In Somalia, al-Qaida-affiliated militant group al-Shabab has been on a gradual retreat for months, and this could be the beginning of their end, experts told VOA. Read more »
January 27, 2023
Somalia: Clerics in Somalia Vow to Counter Al-Shabaab
More than 300 Muslim clerics meeting in Somalia's capital this week have declared their support for the government's war against the Islamist militant group al-Shabab. Read more »
Somalia: Govt Welcomes Killing of IS Leader
Somalia's government welcomed the death of Bilal al-Sudani, the Islamic State group leader killed by U.S. special operations forces in a remote part of northern Somalia on… Read more »
January 25, 2023
Somalia: Airspace Regains Class A Status After 30 Years
The Somali airspace has regained its Class A classification after more than 30 years, the International Air Transport Association said. Read more »
January 24, 2023
Somalia: U.S. Military Reports That a Strike in Somalia Kills 2 Militants
The United States has reported conducting a new airstrike against al-Shabab in Somalia on January 23, killing two militants. Read more »
January 23, 2023
Somalia: Refusing to Stay Silent On Media Directives, Journalist Goes On Trial
The old maxim that "the pen is mightier than the sword" couldn't be more appropriate when it comes to Somali journalist Abdalle Ahmed Mumin. Read more »
January 19, 2023
Somalia: 69 Al-Shabaab Fighters Killed, Military Says
Sixty-nine al-Shabab militants were killed in two separate military operations in south and central Somalia, Somali military officials said Thursday. Read more »
January 18, 2023
Somalia: Study - Somali People 'Highly Traumatized' After Years of Conflict
People in Somalia are highly traumatized due to political instability, prolonged violence and humanitarian crisis, a new health study said. Read more »
January 17, 2023
Somalia: Analysts Say Govt Needs to Protect Gains in War Against Al-Shabaab
Somalis are hailing the capture of the port town of Haradhere as a major victory in the fight against the Islamist militant group al-Shabab. The port, once a base for Somali… Read more »
January 16, 2023
Somalia: Somali Forces Capture Two Towns From Militants
The Somali government reported on Monday that government forces have captured two towns previously controlled by militant group al-Shabab in the central Galmudug State. Read more »
January 13, 2023
Somalia: Somalia Rallies to Fight Militants
Somalia's public rally Thursday against the Islamist militant group al-Shabab was a much-needed show of unity, say analysts. Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud rallied… Read more »
January 14, 2023
Somalia: Somali Security Forces Seize Weapons, Arrest Al-Shabab Suspect in Mogadishu
Authorities in Somalia say they have seized a weapons cache allegedly buried by al-Shabab militants at a house in the Somali capital, Mogadishu, during a joint operation. Read more »
Somalia: Al-Shabaab Attacks Key Towns in Somalia, Killing At Least 15 People
At least 15 people were killed and more than 50 injured in three bombings Saturday in the central Hirshabelle state of Somalia, according to officials. Read more »
January 11, 2023
Somalia: Somali Government Says Funding Sources to Al-Shabab Shut Down
The Somali government says it has shut down the financial infrastructure that supports Islamist militant group al-Shabab. Read more »
January 09, 2023
Somalia: US Announces Millions in Military Support to Somalia
The U.S. announced Sunday that it's giving $9 million in new military aid to help Somalia's ongoing campaign against al-Shabab militants. It's the first such direct military… Read more »
January 07, 2023
Somalia: Somalia's President Calls On Young Al-Shabab Fighters to Surrender
Somali president Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has called on young al-Shabab fighters he says are "brainwashed" to surrender to the government amid ongoing military offensives against the… Read more »
Somalia: Somali Government, Al-Shabab Deny Peace Talks
The Somali government and the al-Shabab militant group have each denied having peace talks. Read more »
January 03, 2023
Somalia: Mixed Reactions to President Hassan Mohamud's Security Declaration
Somalia's President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, in his New Year's Day speech Sunday, declared the country will eliminate al-Shabab Islamist militants this year. Read more »
December 29, 2022
Somalia: Somalia's Defector Rehabilitation Centers Face Financial Uncertainty
As Somalia security forces dislodge al-Shabab from new territories in the central regions, the United Nations agency running al-Shabab defector rehabilitation centers says it has… Read more »
December 27, 2022
Somalia: U.S. Congresswoman Hails Somali Army Successes Against Al-Shabab
U.S. Congresswoman Ilhan Omar hailed recent victories scored by the Somali government and local community forces against al-Shabab militants in central Somali regions. Read more »
Somalia: Civil Servants Mostly 'Ghost Staff' On Government Payroll - Somali President
Somalia's president over the weekend said the vast majority of paid civil servants were neither in the country nor working. Hassan Sheikh Mohamud said 3,500 of 5,000 people on the… Read more »
December 22, 2022
East Africa: Kenyan Police Say Officer, Civilian Killed in Attack on Border with Somalia
Police in eastern Kenya are blaming al-Shabab militants for the death of an officer and a civilian in an attack in Garissa County, on the border with Somalia. Read more »
Somalia: Military Says it Has Taken Al-Shabaab's Last Stronghold in Middle Shabelle
Somalia's military says it has liberated the last town held by al-Shabab militants in the Middle Shabelle region, killing more than 150 fighters, including five foreigners. Read more »