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 held him…
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AlShabaab
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 clashes sparked…
Somalia
NISA Operation Eliminates Al‑Shabaab Fighters in Somalia’s Hiiraan Region
BELEDWEYNE, Somalia — Somali intelligence forces, backed by international partners, carried out a planned operation in the Tardo area of central Hiiraan…
Somalia
Kenyan Police Foil Al-Shabaab Night Raid on Chinese Workers’ Camp
MANDERA, Kenya — Kenyan police on Tuesday said they thwarted a night raid by al-Shabaab militants on a Chinese workers’ residence in…
Somalia
Video Shows Ukrainian UN Helicopter Pilot Held by Al‑Shabaab Since 2024
MOGADISHU — Somalia’s Al-Shabaab insurgents have released a new video showing Oleynik Aleksandr, a Ukrainian national and helicopter pilot held by the…
Somalia
Militant group Al‑Shabaab posts video of Ukrainian UN pilot hostage in Somalia
MOGADISHU, Somalia — Al-Shabaab has released a video showing a Ukrainian helicopter pilot contracted by the United Nations pleading for his freedom,…
Somalia
UN Security Council extends Al‑Shabaab arms embargo in Somalia to 2026
MOGADISHU — The U.N. Security Council has unanimously renewed sanctions targeting Somalia’s al-Qaida-linked Al-Shabaab, extending maritime interdictions and expert monitoring while resisting…
Somalia
Somali clan militias kill al-Shabaab fighters during operation near Beledweyne
Ma’awisley militia kills several al-Shabaab militants near Beledweyne in Dhoqor raid BELEDWEYNE, Somalia — Local clan militia forces known as Ma’awisley killed…
Somalia
Somalia security forces kill suspected Al-Shabaab suicide bomber at General Dhagabadan camp
Somali troops kill would-be suicide bomber at Mogadishu’s General Dhagabadan base, averting mass-casualty attack MOGADISHU, Somalia — Somali army guards shot and…
Somalia
Somalia airstrikes target Al-Shabaab in Afgoye, just outside Mogadishu
AFGOYE, Somalia — At least 12 al-Shabaab militants were killed in an overnight operation near Afgoye, a key supply corridor outside the…
Somalia
Somali intelligence forces kill 12 al‑Shabaab militants in Lower Shabelle
MOGADISHU, Somalia — Somalia’s National Intelligence and Security Agency (NISA) said Wednesday it killed at least 12 al-Shabaab militants, including a senior…
