Somalia
Somali officials reject AFRICOM claims after U.S. airstrike kills tribal elder
Somalia airstrike controversy tests U.S. credibility — and a community’s trust On a baked stretch of road outside Ceel Buh,…
Africom
Somalia
US Forces Hit in Indirect Fire Assault Near Kismayo, Somalia: AFRICOM
Rising Tensions and Targeted Operations: The Complex Landscape of U.S. Involvement in Somalia MOGADISHU, Somalia — The landscape of international…
East-Africa
Incoming AFRICOM chief vows sustained U.S. support for Somalia’s al‑Shabaab fight
New AFRICOM chief in Mogadishu pledges deeper U.S. support against al-Shabaab and ISIS Mogadishu—On a humid Wednesday on the Indian…
Somalia
AFRICOM Reveals Updated Strategy Against Al-Shabaab to Somalia’s President Hassan Sheikh
New Strategies in Somalia: A Collaborative Fight Against Al-Shabaab MOGADISHU, Somalia — In the sunlit corridors of Mogadishu’s presidential palace,…
Somalia
U.S. Military Drone Crashes in Region Held by Al-Shabaab in Somalia
American Drone Takes a Nosedive in Somali Turf MOGADISHU, Somalia – Earlier this week, a U.S. military drone crashed in…
Somalia
Exclusive: AFRICOM Leader Reports Islamic State’s Size in Northern Somalia Has Doubled
FILE – U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Michael Langley, at the helm of U.S. Africa Command, partakes in a military drill…
East-Africa
US navy targets Al-Shabaab in central Somalia
US navy targets Al-Shabaab in central Somalia MOGADISHU, Somalia – The U.S. Africa Command on Tuesday carried out a uncommon…
Editorial
EDITORIAL: Cheer Up When Danab Crushes Al-Shabaab, However Go For The Whole
EDITORIAL | Somalia has, in latest weeks, recorded modest however essential victories towards the malicious terrorist group al-Shabaab. And given…
East-Africa
The U.S. Military Basic is visiting Somalia and Djibouti
The U.S. Military Basic is visiting Somalia and Djibouti MOGADISHU, Somalia – The U.S. African Command Commander, Basic Stephen Townsend,…
East-Africa
How the withdrawal of US troops from Somalia has affected the fight against
MOGADISHU, Somalia – The decision to relocate US African command troops from Somalia has affected the fight against al-Shabaab militants,…
East-Africa
The U.S. defense force says in a position to deal with al-Shabaab over the Djibouti risk
NAIROBI, Kenya – The United States has promised to take the threats posed by Al-Shabaab seriously, adding that the security…
