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 Ocean, as…
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Africom
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, a significant…
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 southern Somalia,…
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 in Agadir,…
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 airstrike towards…
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 the dimensions…
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, ended his…
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, the United…
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 of its…
East-Africa
The US Army denies having launched airstrikes in Somalia as
The US Army denies having launched airstrikes in Somalia as militants killed MOGADISHU, Somalia – The American Africa Command [AFRICOM] has denied…
Opinions
A Hasty Withdrawal From Somalia
A Hasty Withdrawal From Somalia U.S. troops can’t be everywhere forever. But the Trump administration hasn’t made a good case for its…
