Al Shabaab

Our airspace is still locked for Somalia, Kenya insists NAIROBI, Kenya - It will take a little longer before Kenya finally opens the airspace for Somalia, Nairobi has said, in the latest directive which could further affect the relationship between the two countries that have been in conflict for several months now. Even after diplomatic ties between the two nations were restored less than a…

Somalia's army chief survives bombing; 52 militants killed in Ops MOGADISHU, Somalia - In what could be a major step towards taking security responsibility in Somalia, the Somali National Army continued a force against Al-Shabaab over the weekend, claiming victories in two separate operations in central and southern parts of the country. Al-Shabaab still controls large parts of the countryside in…

Al-Shabaab remains a threat to Somalia, the UN said MOGADISHU, Somalia - The UN insists that al-Shabaab militants remain a major threat to the ongoing process of promoting peace, stability and development in Somalia, because they can carry out small to large sporadic attacks. Al-Shabaab pledged allegiance to al-Qaeda and has since carried out serious attacks on members of the security forces,…

The KDF owed $ 35 million in the Al-Shabaab war in Somalia MOGADISHU, Somalia - Kenya has not yet received almost $ 35 million from its international partners, who are integrated into the financing of the Al-Shabaab war in Somalia, where the Kenya Defense Forces are important security partners according to a report published by Business Daily. According to the report, Kenya has not yet received…

Do Somalia's security forces play politics? MOGADISHU, Somalia - Throughout the Farmajo presidency, questions have been asked about his relationship with the security sector and their constitutional roles, which often leads to harsh criticism, despite his usual defenses. For four years, both civilians and members of the opposition have raised serious concerns about the Somali National Army's…

The body of a Somali businessman was found days after the disappearance in Kenya NAIROBI, Kenya - A Somali-American engineering sum has been found dead, about ten days after his abduction, in what may be the most heinous murder in Kenya's history, given the nature and circumstances that led to his death. Bashir Mohammed disappeared about ten days ago from some leafy suburbs of Nairobi, but…

Somalia's army increases pressure on al-Shabaab ahead of elections MOGADISHU, Somalia - The Somali National Army continued an attack on al-Shabaab militants on Saturday, this time targeting the Hiraan region of central Somalia, where the militants have controlled without impunity. On Saturday morning, state media said at least six al-Shabaab soldiers were killed and several others injured…

AMISOM trains civil protection police in Somalia MOGADISHU, Somalia - A contingent of Somali police officers has been trained in established guidelines that protect civilians in line with their tasks, as the AMISOM team strives to restore order and stability in the Horn of Africa. The exercise allowed at least 25 police officers, mainly from the Sierra Leone police unit and the FPU, to benefit…

Al-Shabaab raids Mandera, killing three officers in the latest Kenya attack NAIROBI, Kenya - At least three policemen were killed by al-Shabaab militants on Friday in Mandera, following an IED explosion followed by a gun battle in Banisa, a few kilometers near the border between Kenya and Ethiopia. Police reports show that the special officials specializing in dealing with terrorism ran over an…

KDF troopers killed in lethal ambush NAIROBI, Kenya - Not less than three Kenya Protection Forces troops had been killed on Tuesday in Lamu, inside the coastal area of Kenya, mentioned spokesman Colonel Zipporah Kioki, including that the attackers used IEDs earlier than ambushing the troops who had been on common patrol. The incident, the primary to happen in Kenyan soil in so many months, came…