Kenya claims killing of 20 Al-Shabaab members at Somalia border
NAIROBI, Kenya - Kenyan police killed 20 al-Shabaab terrorists in a gun battle along the porous border with Somalia on Thursday.
The heavily armed terrorists...
Somalia’s minster of Foreign Affairs refutes claims of his resignation
MOGADISHU, Somalia (SMN) - Abshir Omar Jama (Haruse), the minister of finance, Federal Government of Somalia rejected reports of his swift resignation as baseless and...
8 Kenyan police officers injured in al-Shabaab attacks in border region
MANDERA, Kenya -- A suspected al-Shabaab suicide bomber was killed and eight Kenyan police officers were wounded in separate incidents near Kenya's border with...
Al-Shabaab claim of US casualties in Somalia blast ‘not accurate,’ AFRICOM says
MOGADISHU, Somalia - No U.S. troops were injured in an attack Thursday on a convoy in Somalia, where American forces have been supporting the...
Somalia publishes list of Officials Charged With Corruption
MOGADISHU, Somalia - The attorney general of Somalia Suleiman Mohamud has announced the list of officials accused of corruption during a press conference...
UN says 43 mln USD allocated to mitigate impact of drought in Somalia
MOGADISHU, Somalia - UN humanitarians said on Wednesday 43 million U.S. dollars has been allocated to aid Somalia in fighting the effects of drought,...
KDF conducts airstrike in Gedo, Somalia
GARBAHAAREY, Somalia - Kenyan military carried out airstrikes targeting the area of El-Adde last night and on Thursday morning, causing casualties among the local civilians.
According...
Kenya postpones reopening of border with Somalia
NAIROBI - Kenya said on Wednesday it was postponing the reopening of its border with Somalia after recent attacks on its soil attributed to...
Jubaland opposes drawdown of AU force, says it is hasty and ill conceived
KISMAYO, Somalia - As the African Union Transition in Somalia force, known as ATMIS, reduces troop numbers, a Somali official is warning the plan...
Somali army fully takes over military bases left by AU troops – ministry
MOGADISHU, Somalia - The Ministry of Defense of Somalia said that the SNA took over the responsibility of the military bases that have...