Heavy fighting as Somali forces battle al-Shabab attack
Heavy fighting is underway in central Somalia after al-Shabab militants attacked military bases in Mudug region. Eyewitnesses have told the BBC they heard heavy gunfire...
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Two US Navy SEALs missing off the coast of Somalia are dead, officials say
The two US Navy SEALs who went missing off the coast of Somalia on January 11 are dead, US Central Command said after searching for...
Somalia’s Spy Agency Arrests 8, Including Ugandan Linked to Al-Shabaab
The National Intelligence and Security Agency [NISA] said it detained eight people in connection with the Al-Qaeda-linked militant group, Al-Shabaab. In a statement, NISA said...
Somali security forces arrest 28 people over al-Shabab links
Somali security forces on Tuesday arrested 28 people who were planning to join the al-Shabab militant group, according to officials. The arrests were made in...
CS Kindiki to name 19 terror masterminds
Speaking in Mkunumbi, Lamu West Constituency after meeting security teams and community leaders, Kindiki said the sponsors will be required to answer to the charges....
Al-Shabaab Launches a Dawn Attack On Army Camp in Central Somalia
An attack that started with heavy explosions followed by a direct fight took place early on Sunday morning at a position of the army in...
Terror Groups May Conduct Attacks In “Solidarity” With Hamas: Kenya
Kenya warned Thursday of the risk that groups such as Al-Shabaab could carry out "solidarity" attacks after the explosion of violence between Israel and Hamas....
Somali army kills over 30 al-Shabab militants in central region
More than 30 al-Shabab militants were killed and several others injured in heavy fighting between al-Shabab and Somali National Army (SNA) backed by forces from...
Somali army, local militias kill at least 100 al-Shabaab terrorists: Minister
Somali said Thursday that its forces backed by local militias killed at least 100 al-Shabaab terrorists in central Galmudug state. Information Minister Daud Aweis told...
Senior al-Shabaab weapons, explosives smuggler apprehended in Somalia: Spy agency
The National Intelligence and Security Agency (NISA) in Somalia announced Friday that it apprehended a senior al-Shabaab operative responsible for procuring weaponry and explosives from...
Al-Shabab suicide bomber blows up tea shop in Somalia capital, kills at least seven
A suicide bomber blew himself up on Friday at a tea shop in Somalia’s capital, killing at least seven people, Al Jazeera reported. The Sunni-extremist...
5 dead as suicide bomber targets restaurant in Somali capital
At least five people were killed and six others wounded when a suicide bomber blew himself up at a busy restaurant in the Somali capital...