Al Shabaab

Somali government troops recapture strategic town from al-Shabaab militants MOGADISHU, Somalia - Somali national army took over the town of Ba'adweyn in Mudug, central Somalia, senior military officials said, hours after deadly clashes with Al-Shabaab militants, which had driven them from the strategic center. Al-Shabaab captured the city a few weeks ago after a fierce shootout with government…

US slows down al-Shabaab crackdown in Somalia amid upsurge in terrorist attacks MOGADISHU, Somalia - For seven months, the United States slowed down operations against Al-Shabaab militants in Somalia, in a strategy widely criticized by local actors, who believe that US Africa Command's efforts were still needed to eradicate them. activists. On January 19, an American plane opened fire on a…

MOGADISHU, Somalia - At least 11 al-Shabaab militants killed by Kenya Defense Forces in Kudha, Jubaland, a senior military official said during the latest crackdown on the group, which also controls large rural areas of central and southern Somalia. Wednesday's KDF operation was the last in Somalia to be carried out and comes as AMISOM troops work hard to implement Somalia's transition plan. before officially leaving Somalia. David Goldman, director of counterterrorism, national security and intelligence analysis at…

MOGADISHU, Somalia - The National Intelligence Security Agency disappeared Agent Ikran Tahil Farah was assassinated in Mogadishu just hours after being picked up from her home, a senior former spy said, which could take the case to a whole new level. According to Brigadier General Abdalla Abdalla, who was once deputy director of NISA, Ms. Farah, 24, was murdered on June 26, the night she was picked up from her home in the capital's highly protected area. The former director further claims that the agent was secretly…

MOGADISHU, Somalia - The Somali federal government says it is "deeply concerned" by the escalation of violence in the Republic of South Africa, following the chaos caused by supporters of former President Jacob Zuma, who has been in police custody for several years. days. Zuma is serving a 15-month prison sentence after defying a series of court orders, which necessitated his arrest and incarceration. The move angered his loyal supporters across the country. But Somalia, which has already lost four nationals, now wants…

Soldiers killed in ambush against military convoy in Somalia KISMAYO, Somalia - Jubaland security forces suffered a heavy blow when Al-Shabaab first targeted them in as many months, in an ambush in Kudha, Lower Jubba, near Kismayo, the regional administrative capital of Jubaland. At least 8 soldiers were killed in the ambush targeting a convoy of security forces patrolling the small town,…

Somalia flies policewomen for training in Turkey MOGADISHU, Somalia - The Somali federal government airlifted 49 female police officers for further training to Turkey, just weeks before elections were held in the country, which derailed for several months due to internal political wrangling. From July 25, the country will begin holding senatorial elections and the electoral process is expected…

You will never break us, Somalia tells Al-Shabaab as police commander survives MOGADISHU, Somalia - The Somali federal government fired warning shots at Al-Shabaab militants just hours after an attack on a senior police commander, in recent violence reported by the al-Qaeda-linked group, which has is wreaking havoc in East Africa. On Saturday, the terrorist group took responsibility for the…

ISIS militants killed in Northeastern State, Somalia as war on terror escalates BOSSASO, Northeastern State - Northeastern State security forces stepped up the fight against IS-Somalia extremists who lobbied for control of the northern state, but whose efforts were often unsuccessful thanks to vigilant security forces in the region. PSF on Friday dislodged IS-Somalia militants from their hidden…

Five dead in morning bomb blast targeting senior Somalia police official MOGADISHU, Somalia - A senior police commander survived a serious bombing in Somalia's capital Mogadishu, officials said, in an attack that comes just three months after assuming his security responsibilities in this country in the Horn of Africa. Colonel Farhan Mohamud Adan aka Qarole, was targeted by a massive explosion…