Kenya court finds 2 men guilty of aiding Al-Shabab militants in 2019 hotel attack
NAIROBI, Kenya - Two Kenyan men charged with facilitating the 2019 attack on a luxury hotel complex that left 21 people dead were found...
Somali President Briefed on War Against Al-Shabaab During Defence Ministry Visit
MOGADISHU, May 22 – Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud visited the Ministry of Defence on Thursday to assess the performance of key state institutions...
Former Somali PMs Arrive in Mogadishu Ahead of Major Opposition Conference
MOGADISHU, Somalia - Former Somali Prime Ministers Omar Abdirashid Ali Sharmarke and Hassan Ali Khaire arrived in Mogadishu on Thursday, signaling the mounting strength...
Somalia’s Danab Forces Seize Weapons, Kill Over 40 Al-Shabaab Fighters in Lower Juba Operation
Mogadishu, Somalia — Somali elite forces from the Danab commando unit have seized a large cache of weapons from the militant group Al-Shabaab during...
Somalia, Italy seek to deepen cooperation in key sectors during high-level diplomatic meeting
MOGADISHU, Somalia — Somalia’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Abdisalam Abdi Ali, on Wednesday received Italian Ambassador to Somalia, Pier Mario Daccò...
UN raises concerns over Somalia’s counterterrorism laws, calls for judicial reforms
MOGADISHU, Somalia — The United Nations has expressed deep concern over Somalia’s counterterrorism legislation, particularly the broad powers granted to security agencies and the...
Airstrikes Target Al-Shabaab Bases in Central Somalia, Local Fighters Withdraw
MOGADISHU, Somalia — Heavy airstrikes struck rural areas near Adan Yabal district in Somalia’s Middle Shabelle region late Wednesday, targeting suspected Al-Shabaab militants, according...
Somali Forces Kill Senior Al-Shabaab Leader in Operation, says NISA
Mogadishu, Somalia — Somalia’s National Intelligence and Security Agency (NISA) announced on Sunday that its elite forces, Gaashaan, killed a senior Al-Shabaab commander during...
White House says U.S. military killed over 100 militants in Somalia since Trump took office
Washington, United States — The United States has killed more than 100 militants in Somalia since President Donald Trump assumed office on January 20,...
Jubaland Urges Somalia’s Federal Government Not to Politicise Humanitarian Aid
KISMAYO, Somalia – The second deputy vice president of Somalia’s Jubaland state, Abdulkadir Haji Mahmoud (Luga Dheere), has called on the federal government to...














