WASHINGTON — The U.S. military carried out precision airstrikes in Somalia targeting a senior ISIS attack planner and other militants, according to a statement by former President Donald Trump on…
Search Underway As Two US Navy Sailors Go Missing Near Somalia Micaela Burrow on January 12, 2024 Search and rescue operations are underway to find two U.S. Navy sailors that…
By Abdi Sheikh MOGADISHU (Reuters) – Somalia’s government is working to rescue the passengers of a U.N. helicopter that was captured by al Shabaab militants, a spokesperson said on Thursday,…
By Jonathan Saul LONDON (Reuters) -A Spanish navy ship is sailing at full speed towards a Maltese-flagged commercial vessel that may have been hijacked by pirates off Somalia, the European…
By Abdi Sheikh MOGADISHU (Reuters) – The East African Community trade bloc admitted Somalia as its eighth member on Friday, a move Somali authorities and businesses hope will boost the…
House Rejects Matt Gaetz’s Resolution To Remove Troops From Somalia Arjun Singh on April 27, 2023 The House of Representatives has rejected a war powers resolution introduced by Republican Rep.…
US Boosting Weapons Aid To Somalia For War Against Deadly Terrorist Organization Micaela Burrow on March 1, 2023 The U.S. authorized a large shipment of weapons and ammunition to Somalia…
US Killed Top ISIS Leader In Somalia Counterterrorism Operation Micaela Burrow on January 26, 2023 Editor’s note: This article has been updated to include additional reporting from CNN on the…
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. military carried out an operation that killed a senior Islamic State leader in northern Somalia, U.S. officials said on Thursday. The officials, speaking on the…
By Abdi Sheikh MOGADISHU (Reuters) -Two car bombs detonated by al Shabaab militants in central Somalia on Wednesday killed at least 35 people, including eight members of a single family,…
By Duncan Miriri NAIROBI – A key IMF-supported programme funding military wages and other essential services in Somalia could expire in May if there are any further delays to elections,…
At least 30 people have been killed in a car bomb attack in the Somali capital Mogadishu. Dozens more are feared dead in the blast near a security checkpoint during…