Heavy fighting between two groups within the Islamic State (ISIS) is reported to have broken out today in the CalMiskad Mountains, located in the Bari region of northeastern Somalia. The clash ...

Defense and foreign affairs ministers from troop-contributing countries to the African Union (AU) peacekeeping force in ...

Al Shabaab fighters attacked a town in central Somalia on Wednesday that government forces have been using as a staging area ...

The armed group says it seizes control of Wargaadhi town and its military base, but the Somali army denies the claim.

Al-Shabaab terrorists have recaptured some areas previously secured by Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) and other ...

In late 2021, Macalin Burhan (Burhan) was appointed as the al-Shabaab Hisbah commander of the Wayanta area in Lower Juba, Somalia. As recently as mid-2022, al-Shabaab had imprisoned more than 80 ...

A Somali military officer who spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak to the media said government troops controlled some areas and fighting continued. Adan Yabal ...

KAMPALA, Uganda — African leaders meeting in Uganda on Friday called for more peacekeepers for Somalia to defend against the extremist al-Qaida-linked al-Shabab militant group that has been ...

The Somali government’s recent approval of a licence for US-based Starlink to operate in Somalia represents a milestone, as ...

Al Shabaab fighters captured a town in central Somalia on Wednesday that government forces had been using as a staging area to drive back an offensive by the militants that has gained ground in recent ...

He said Somalia's military was struggling to send reinforcements because they would need to use routes passing through areas held by al Shabaab. Two soldiers said the government forces ...