U.S. forces have carried out 49 airstrikes in Somalia so far in 2026, a pace that puts this year on track to rival or exceed ...

The decision, announced on Thursday, introduces the Protection of Civilians Policy for Security Operations and Armed Conflict ...

Security forces in Jubaland have seized a shipment of military uniforms allegedly smuggled across the border during an operation in the town of Dhoobley in the Lower Juba region, officials said.The ...

MOGADISHU, Somalia - Military operations cannot effectively end the Al-Shabaab menace in Somalia, a top European Union envoy has said, in the middle of sustained aggression against the militants, who ...

A drilling ship has reached Somalia to start Turkey's first overseas drilling mission as regional rivalry heats up in the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Somali Defence Minister Ahmed Moallim Fiqi Ahmed speaks during a plenary session of the Xiangshan Forum in Beijing on September 19 ...

Somali government forces, backed by Ugandan troops serving under the African Union Support and Stabilization Mission in Somalia, repelled an attempted attack by Al-Shabaab militants in the Mubaarak ...

NAIROBI, Kenya - Somali authorities are unlawfully detaining and at times prosecuting in military courts children with alleged ties to the Islamist armed group Al-Shabab, Human Rights Watch said in a ...

MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — Mogadishu's first line of defense against the next militant attack on Somalia ’s capital ranges from machine gunners in pick-up trucks to young men in plainclothes manning ...

United States military forces carried out an airstrike Saturday against Islamist group Al-Shabaab, killing 52 militants, according to a statement from US Africa Command. "US Africa Command conducted ...

"We understand al Shabaab ambushed the Somali military commando trainees and captured two military pickup trucks," Ahmed Ibrahim, the military officer, told Reuters. A Somali military officer ...