Somalia Signs Energy Cooperation Deal with Azerbaijan

MOGADISHU, Somalia โ€” Somaliaโ€™s Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources, Dahir Shire Maxamed, has signed a cooperation agreement on energy and oil exploration with...

Somalia’s Foreign Ministry Official Discusses New AU Peacekeeping Mission

MOGADISHU, Somalia -ย Somaliaโ€™s State Minister for Foreign Affairs, Ali Balcad, addressed the ongoing African Union Mision in Somalia, stating that the country retains...

USAID Faces Accusations of Funding Al-Shabaab, Other Militant Groups

WASHINGTON โ€” Two U.S. lawmakers are accusing the U.S. Agency for International Development of providing financial support to Al-Shabaab, Hamas, and the Taliban, alleging...

Somali Army Faces Challenges Holding Liberated Areas as Al-Shabaab Attacks Surge

MOGADISHU, Somalia - Somali National Army Ground Forces Commander General Sahal Abdullahi Omar rallied troops in the town of Aadan Yabaal on Thursday after...

Joint Communiquรฉ Issued following meeting between Somali and Ethiopian leaders

MOGADISHU, Somalia โ€” The leaders of Somalia and Ethiopia issued a joint communiquรฉ Thursday from their meeting in Mogadishu that follows the December Ankara...

Somali Army Fends Off Al-Shabaab Attack in Middle Shabelle Region

BAL'AD, Somalia - The Somali National Army (SNA) thwarted an assault by Al-Shabaab militants on military bases near Balโ€™ad district in the Middle Shabelle...

Somalia: Mortar shells rain down around Mogadishu airport

MOGADISHU, Somalia - Mortar shells struck near Aden Adde International Airport in the Somali capital on Thursday as security forces heightened measures ahead of...

Somalia Praises AU for Forming Committee to Enhance Peace, Security

MOGADISHU, Somalia - The Federal Government of Somalia (FGS) has expressed its sincere appreciation to the African Union Commission โ€“ Department for Political Affairs,...

Somali Government Says Airstrikes Hit Al-Shabaab Convoy in Middle Shabelle

MOGADISHU, Somalia - Somaliaโ€™s National Intelligence and Security Agency (NISA), with support from international partners, conducted airstrikes targeting an al-Shabaab convoy in the Middle...

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Somali Government Forces Repel Al-Shabaab Attack

BOOS-HAREERI, Somalia โ€” Somali government forces, backed by local clan militias known as Macwiisley, repelled an attack by Al-Shabaab militants in the Boos-Hareeri area...

Dagaal iyo duqeyn ka dhacay Hiiraan iyo Shabeellaha Dhexe

JOWHAR, Soomaaliya - Dagaal u dhexeeya Ciidamada Dowladda oo kaashanaya Macwiisleyda iyo Al-Shabaab ayaa ka dhacay deegaanka Boos-Hareeri ee hoos taga degmadaย Aadan-Yabaal, eeย gobolka...

Somali Military Kills 40 Al-Shabab Militants in Operation

MOGADISHU, Somalia - The Somali military announced Monday that it had killed more than 40 Al-Shabab militants during a coordinated operation in the central...