Security team raids two al-Shabaab camps in Garissa
Police staged an intelligence-led operation against two al-Shabaab camps in Garissa and recovered assorted bomb-making materials. The team from the Special Operations Group (SOG), Kenya's...
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Somalia terror group operative convicted of planning 9/11-style attack on America
A federal jury has convicted an operative of a Somalian terrorist organization of conspiring to kill Americans in an attack modeled after the Sept. 11...
Unidentified attackers fire mortar shells near US, UK embassies in Somalia
Terrorism remains a significant issue in Somalia, primarily due to the activities of the militant group al-Shabaab*. This group continues to pose a major threat,...
As Somali troops expand control, al-Shabaab increases IED attacks
For more than a decade, improvised explosive devices (IEDs) have been the deadliest weapons terrorists in Somalia have deployed against both Soldiers and civilians. Since...
East Africa: Tensions Rising in the Horn of Africa
In the Horn of Africa, the time is now for preventative diplomacy. The last time the United States was on the cusp of a presidential...
7 killed, 6 injured in suicide attack on cafe in Somalia
At least seven people were killed, and six others were injured after a suicide attack targeted a restaurant in Somalia's capital Mogadishu on Thursday, the...
Somali Forces Strike Al-Shabaab Bases, Kill 10 Militants in Southern Mudug
The Somali National Army (SNA) executed a targeted operation in the early hours of Tuesday in the Southern Mudug region, successfully neutralizing 10 Al-Shabaab militants...
Two Kenyan soldiers killed in Somalia mortar attack – Al Shabab
At least two Kenyan soldiers were killed, and two others were wounded when Al Shabaab militants launched a mortar attack on their base in Somalia’s...
Deadly clash kills four people near Mogadishu
At least four people were killed and five others were wounded on Saturday in brief clash in Afgoye town, Lower Shabelle region, some 30km away...
Somalia: Somali Govt Says Dozens of Al-Shabaab Militants Killed in Army Operations
The Somali National Army (SNA) has killed 59 Al-Shabaab militants in a series of military operations in central Somalia, according to a statement by the...
59 al-Shabaab terrorists, 4 soldiers killed in military operations in Somalia
Fifty-nine al-Shabaab terrorists and four soldiers were killed in two separate military operations in Somalia’s south and central provinces, the country’s Information Ministry said on...
Somalia: Somali Army Kills Over 50 Al-Shabaab Militants in Operations
The Somali National Army (SNA), supported by international partners, has successfully eliminated more than 50 Al-Shabaab militants in central Somalia, according to a statement by...