Somalia: U.S. Military Targets Militants in Fifth Airstrike Since April

The US targeted ISIS fighters in Somalia for the fifth time since mid-April, killing two terrorists in an airstrike Wednesday, US Africa Command said in a statement. Read more »

Somalia: Death Toll From Mogadishu Car Bombings Rises to 12

Militant group Al Shabab exploded a suicide car bomb and killed at least nine people, including Somalia's former foreign minister, near the presidential palace in the capital on… Read more »

Somalia: Aid Community Caught Off Guard By Drought

Somalia's aid community has been caught off guard by severe drought conditions and growing food insecurity, and now says time is ticking to raise awareness of a looming crisis. Read more »

Somalia: Kuwait Condemns Car Bomb Attack in Khartoum

Kuwaiti Emir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah on Thursday condemned a car bomb attack in Somalia's capital Mogadishu. Read more »

Somalia: Regional Forces Foil Suicide Attack

The suicide attack was aborted in Guri-El town in Galgadud region in Somalia on Thursday. Read more »

Somalia: Puntland and Galmudug States Continue Talks in Galkayo

Puntland and Galmudug states of Somalia have jointly agreed to cooperate on security following a high-level meeting in Galkayo on Wednesday. Read more »

Somalia: Al-Shabaab Claims Car Bomb Attack in Somali Capital

A car bomb exploded near a checkpoint in Somalia capital Mogadishu on Wednesday, May 22, killing at least 10 people and wounding 12 others, officials said. Read more »

Somalia: Roadside Bomb Kills One, Injures Several Outside Mogadishu

At least one person was killed and several others wounded in a remote-controlled landmine explosion in the outskirts of Mogadishu, the Somali capital on Wednesday. Read more »

Somalia: Deputy Prime Minister Leaves Mogadishu for Turkey

Somali Deputy Prime Minister, Mahdi Mohamed Guled has jetted out of the country on his way to Turkey on Tuesday. Read more »

Somalia: UN Calls for Urgent Resources to Avert Drought Crisis

The United Nations on Monday in a statement called for urgent and sustained resources to avert a major humanitarian crisis caused by severe drought. Read more »

Somalia: FM and UK Ambassador Underscore the Depth of Bilateral Relations

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, H.E. Amb. Ahmed Isse Awad, received today in Mogadishu the Ambassador of the United Kingdom to the Federal Republic… Read more »

Somalia: Parliament Passes Petroleum Law, Paving Way for Exploration

Somalia passed a petroleum sector law on Monday, paving the way for exploration in its waters that could potentially transform the troubled country's economy if hydrocarbon riches… Read more »

Somalia: Somali Military Court Sentences Al-Shabaab Members to Death

Somali court of appeal for the armed forces has upheld the death penalty handed to two al-Shabaab fighters in Mogadishu. Read more »

Somalia: No Casualties As Car Bomb Hits Somali Capital

A car bomb exploded in the Somali capital Mogadishu on Sunday evening, police and witnesses said. Read more »

Somalia: Millions Face Starvation in Drought-Hit Somalia

A raging drought in Somalia could leave some 2.2 million people -- nearly 18 percent of the country's population -- in severe hunger during the July-September period. Read more »

Somalia: PM Presides Over a Security Meeting in Mogadishu

Somali Prime Minister Hassan Ali Khaire has chaired a multi-agency security meeting between his government and international security partners on Saturday. Read more »

Somalia: MP Calls for Kenyan Troops Pullout From the Country

A member of the Somali parliament has called for the pull-out of all Kenyan soldiers from the country, accusing the KDF of vandalizing telecommunications masts on the border. Read more »

Somalia: AMISOM Strategize Ways of Defeating Al-Shabab Militants

African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) senior leadership held a meeting with leaders of the Lower Shabelle region to exchange views on how they can strengthen the fight against… Read more »

Somalia: National Assembly Holds Crucial Meeting in Mogadishu

Somali House of the People parliament is scheduled to put into vote the international disability convention on Saturday. The 15th sitting of the 5th session will debate the… Read more »

Somalia: Renewed Tribal Clashes in Mandera Leaves Three Dead

At least Three people were killed and several others were wounded following renewed tribal clashes in Banisa sub-county of Mandera on Friday. Read more »

Somalia: Self-Declared Independent State of Somaliland Celebrates 28th Anniversary

The self-declared state of Somaliland celebrated its 28th independence anniversary from Somalia on Saturday in the capital, Hargeisa. The event was led by the president Muse Bihi… Read more »

Somalia: One Killed, Six Hurt in Somalia IED Blast

At least one has been killed and six others sustained injuries landmine explosion in Southwest Somalia. According to sources the landmine suspected to have on the side has hit… Read more »

Somalia: Gunmen Kill an Employee With Mogadishu's Local Government

Unidentified assailants have shot and killed an employee working for Mogadishu's local government in the capital on Saturday, witnesses said. Read more »

Somalia: Police Killed a Gunman After Shooting Injured a Soldier

Somali security forces have today killed suspected al-Shabaab member in Somali capital city, Mogadishu. The slain suspect and another man had allegedly tried to kill a government… Read more »

Somalia: President Speaks About Key Issues

Somali president, Mohamed Abdullahi has reiterated the government's position to accept elections delay in Somalia amid some regional state lobby for the extension of their mandate… Read more »