Al Qaeda branch claims attack on Burkina Faso convoy that killed over a dozen
The Sahel-based branch of Al Qaeda, Jama'at Nusrat al-Islam wal Muslimeen (JNIM), has claimed an attack on a convoy in Burkina Faso that killed over...
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Extremist attack in Somalia kills at least 20
An attack by Islamic extremist fighters Somali government headquarters on Monday has left 20 dead and 36 wounded.
Al-Shabaab terrorist Abdullahi Nadir killed in Somalia airstrike
The co-founder of al-Shabaab, al-Qaeda’s most deadly affiliate, has been killed in Somalia in a joint military operation by local forces and the US military...
U.S. wipes out al-Shabaab terror leader in Somalia strike
US forces in Africa killed an al-Shabaab leader in Somalia over the weekend in what was at least the sixth airstrike since President Biden reversed...
Shabaab Continues to Lose Ground in Central Somalia
Over the last few weeks, troops from the Somali National Army (SNA), backed by clan-based militias, African Union forces, and U.S. air support, have steadily...
Turkey’s Bayraktar TB2 drones join offensive against al-Shabab
The much-coveted Turkish Bayraktar TB2 drone has joined Somalia's offensive against the insurgent group al-Shabab, in an escalation seen by Somali analysts as highly significant...
Ethiopia and Somalia eye shift from military to economic cooperation
The leaders of Ethiopia and Somalia, on Wednesday, signalled the neighbours will lay greater focus on economic ties in the coming future, Anadolu News Agency...
State-supported clan uprising bolsters offensive against al Shabab in central Somalia
Somali tribal militia backed by the Somali government have pushed al-Shabab terrorists out of large parts of the country’s central area in the latest gains...
Dozen dead in suspected Burkina Faso terror attack
A suspected terror attack in the north of Burkina Faso has killed around a dozen people, mostly soldiers, security sources told AFP on Monday.
U.S. airstrike kills 27 Shabaab fighters in central Somalia
The U.S. military killed 27 members of Shabaab, Al Qaeda’s branch in East Africa, in an airstrike in support of a Somali military and African...
Niger receives $13 million from US to fight extremism
Niger has received new military equipment from Washington to support its fight against extremists plaguing the west and southeast of the country, Niamey’s defense ministry...
Somali Forces Kill 75 Al-Shabab militants in Central Region
Over 30 villages have been re-captured by the Somali National Army forces in operations carried out in the past few weeks.