Al Shabaab

BELEDWEYNE, Somalia - Somalia witnessed scenes of violence and chaos as protests against the government continued into the third week with several eyewitness accounts of AU forces opening fire on protesters. Violent clashes have erupted in the streets of Hiran's regional capital, Beledweyne, between Somali forces and protesters calling for the release of dozens arrested during massive security operations. At least three people were injured, including a woman, according to hospital sources. The protesters accused…

NAIROBI, Kenya - Special Kenya Defense Forces (KDF) soldiers stormed the Al-Shabaab camp in Boni Forest on Sunday in a stinging operation that saw them kill more militants and destroy their hideout. High-ranking security sources confirmed the incident to Nation and shared photos and videos of the operation's demand. The number of terrorists killed was not immediately clear, but the nation counted up to four bodies from the photos our sources shared. During the operation, the soldiers recovered a variety of…

Somalia's upcoming election will cost $ 40 million, FM says MOGADISHU, Somalia - The Federal Government of Somalia announced the budget for the country's forthcoming parliamentary and presidential elections amid a dispute that delayed the voting plan. Somalia's Finance Minister Abdirahman Dualle Beileh has said in a television interview on Friday night that the next election will cost $ 40 million, with…

Somali army kills extremists during clashes with al-Shabaab MOGADISHU, Somalia - At least seven militants have been killed and dozens wounded during army operations against Al-Shabaab in the Gedo region on Friday amid rising tensions in areas near the Kenyan border. In a speech to Garowe Online, the Somali army's operations commander in the province of Col Aden Abdi said the attack was launched…

NAIROBI, Kenya - There is growing concern that tensions between Kenya and Somalia could erupt in combat due to a military build-up along the two countries' borders.

EDITORIAL | Somalia's history in the past month has been mainly about political disputes over the validity of the electoral roll plan and the officials tasked with overseeing the election.

Somalia's Northeastern State police foil terrorist assault key port metropolis BOSSASO, Northeastern State - Police in Northeastern State, the northern federal state of Somalia, rejected an tried terrorist assault within the buying and selling the city of Bosaso, focusing on blameless civilians and safety officers, within the militant's most modern try and wreak havoc and chaos in the rustic. Police…

US plane carriers arrive off the coast of Somalia to stream 700 troops and equipment MOGADISHU, Somalia - A U.S. plane provider has in spite of everything arrived off the coast of Somalia, days after the Division of Protection printed plans to withdraw troops from the war-torn country, only a month earlier than President Donald Trump resigned, which crashed in November polls. Makin Island Amphibious…

WAJER, Kenya - The pinnacle of an administrator kidnapped by the use of suspected Al-Shabaab militants was came upon inside the Gumarey sub-site in Wajir badly damaged when police had been pressured to increase their search at the least to restore the torso, which is still missing.

MOGADISHU, Somalia - The continued disaster within the Gedo area of Jubaland, the place the Kismayo government and the government of Somalia have been may escalate after a number of experiences that Turkey is now entirely fascinated about the struggle, which may have detrimental penalties for the deliberate elections within the Horn of Africa.