Somalia
Somali and African Union troops launch joint offensive, killing over 30 al-Shabaab militants
Somali, AU forces kill more than 30 al-Shabaab militants in joint strikes near Bulunugaad MOGADISHU, Somalia — Somali and African…
AlShabaab
Somalia
Somali forces bomb al-Shabaab safe house hosting senior leadership meetings
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AX) — Somalia’s National Intelligence and Security Agency, working with international security partners, carried out an airstrike on…
Somalia
Somalia’s intelligence agency kills senior al-Shabaab operative in Lower Shabelle
Somalia’s NISA says senior al-Shabaab landmine operative killed in Afgooye raid MOGADISHU — Somalia’s National Intelligence and Security Agency said…
Somalia
Al-Shabaab storms strategic Somali town, igniting fierce clashes with government troops
Al-Shabab stages multi-pronged attack on Beledweyne; Somali forces say they repelled assault MOGADISHU, Somalia — Al-Shabab militants launched a coordinated…
Somalia
Somali Danab Forces Kill 15 al-Shabaab, Capture 8 in Jilib District
MOGADISHU, Somalia — Somali National Army Danab special forces killed 15 al-Shabab militants and captured eight others in a targeted…
Somalia
Somalia’s Danab forces kill 20 al-Shabaab fighters in Bay region
MOGADISHU — Somali National Army Danab special forces, working with international partners, killed at least 20 al-Shabab fighters — including…
Somalia
Somali Army Kills 29 Al‑Shabaab Militants in Counterterror Operation
MOGADISHU — Somalia’s Ministry of Defence said Thursday that national forces, working alongside international partners, killed 29 al-Shabaab militants in…
East-Africa
Kenyan Doctor Held by Al‑Shabaab Appeals to UN and President Ruto for Release
MOGADISHU, Somalia — A Kenyan doctor who says he was working on a United Nations medical evacuation team in Somalia…
Somalia
Airstrikes Hammer Al-Shabaab Strongholds Across Somalia’s Central Region
Airstrikes target al-Shabab bases in central Somalia after clashes, sources say WARSHEEKH, Somalia — Airstrikes struck villages in the Warsheekh…
Somalia
Kenyan doctor abducted by al-Shabaab in Somalia appears on video, appeals for release
MOGADISHU — A Kenyan doctor working with a United Nations medical evacuation team in Somalia says the al-Qaida-linked al-Shabab has…
Somalia
U.S. Africa Command Launches Airstrikes on Al‑Shabaab in Somalia’s Middle Shabelle
MOGADISHU — U.S. Africa Command carried out airstrikes targeting al-Shabaab militants in Somalia’s Middle Shabelle region on Dec. 18, following…
