Somalia

Al shabaab assassinates Somalia intelligence officer,bodyguard

The al-Shabab militant group has claimed responsibility for the killing of a senior intelligence officer and his bodyguard in a drive-by shooting in southern Mogadishu. Mohamud Moallim Hassan Qoley was Read More

Al-shabaab attack leaves 6 Somali soldiers dead, key town taken

Al shabaab militants were reported to have retaken a key town in central Somalia on Sunday following a deadly attack which killed at least six soldiers, according to the locals.Read More

US drone strikes kill 6 al-shabaab in Somalia

MOGADISHU, Somalia — The U.S. has carried out three drone strikes in southern Somalia that killed six members of the al-Shabab extremist group, the military said Wednesday, as efforts increase Read More

Al Shabaab claims killing 30 Somalian soldiers

Somali government forces have regained control of a town on the border with Kenya after al Shabaab militants stormed an army base there on Monday, causing heavy clashes in which Read More

Suicide bomber kills 6 in Somalia

At least six people have died after an al-Shabab suicide bomber blew himself up in a restaurant just outside a senior official’s office in the central Somali city of Beledweyne. The deadly Read More

Fire guts Somalia’s second biggest market

A massive fire has gutted down sections of the second largest marketplace in Somali capital, Mogadishu on Saturday night , causing unspecified loss of properties. The overnight inferno broke out Read More

Al-Shabaab hits Somali military base leaving 20+ dead

Al-Shabab militants carried out a suicide car bombing on a Somali military base killing at least seven soldiers north of the main city of Kismayo, regional officials tell VOA. Officials Read More

Kenyan women petition court for Uhuru to withdraw soldiers from Somalia

A women lobby has petitioned the High Court to compel the Government withdraw KDF forces from Somalia. In the case filed on Friday, Women Empowerment Kenya, also wants the Government to Read More

Gunmen kill governor, his brother in Mogadishu, Al shabaab takes town

The governor of central Galgaduud region and his brother were gunned down in Mogadishu’s Yaaqshid district Friday night, according to an eyewitness and a militant group. Governor Mohamed Ali Elmi Read More

Turkey set to open biggest military base in Somalia

Image of Turkish soldiers [Ministry Of Defense Of Azerbaijan/Anadolu Agency] Turkey is opening a military training camp in Somalia in September, the Anadolu Agency reported. The camp has been under construction for Read More