Somali troops retreat from several areas in new blow to war on Al-Shabaab
MOGADISHU, Somalia - Somali Federal Government forces are reportedly withdrawn from some of the areas recently recaptured from Al-Qaeda's East Africa ally, Al-Shabaab.
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Al-Shabaab bomb attack in Kenya leaves two police officers dead
NAIROBI, Kenya - At least two Kenyan police officers were killed and six others wounded in a roadside blast on Sunday in northeastern Kenya.
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AU delegation pays week-long visit to Somalia ahead of troop drawdown
MOGADISHU, Somalia - The African Union dispatches a high-level team to the Somali capital, Mogadishu as ATMIS is expected to pull 3,000 soldiers out...
Suspected US airstrike reported in Somali town after Al-Shabaab attack
MOGADISHU, Somalia - An airstrike was reported in the El-la-Helay area within the Galgadud region following an Al-Shabaab attack against a Somali army base, officials...
Somalia, Saudi Arabia agree to boost bilateral relations
NEW YORK, USA - On the periphery of the 78th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) session held in New York, a significant diplomatic interaction...
US rejects claims it backs “technical pause” of ATMIS withdrawal
MOGADISHU, Somalia - The United States government denied reports that it supported the presence of ATMIS forces, which are expected to leave Somalia by...
Family of a man arrested by NISA in Mogadishu said that their son is...
MOGADISHU, Somalia - A social media post by a girl named Dahabo Haji Isse who is Kamal's cousin, claims that there are traders who...
Kenya paid $17m for Somalia security mission
Kenya has received Ksh2.5 billion ($17 million) in the past five years for its contribution to the Somalia peacekeeping mission (now known as the...
Troops deal a major blow to Al-Shabaab in Somalia – lawmaker
MOGADISHU, Somalia - As SNA plans the second phase of the offensive, the Al-Shabaab group launched an attack last night in the Yaqbari-weyne in...
Thousands flee Somali towns amid fears of floods
BELEDWEYNE, Somalia - Many families have been displaced from several areas of Hir-Shabelle and Jubbaland amid fears of flash flooding by the Jubba and...