Somalia
Somali Army Kills 18 al-Shabab Militants in Hiiraan Region
Thursday July 23, 2026 Beledweyne (AX) — An airstrike in Somalia’s Hiiraan region killed 18 al-Shabab militants and seriously wounded another 21,…
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World
Zelensky Dismisses Army Chief After Days of Protests
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has removed his Soviet-trained army chief, Oleksandr Syrsky, as a political crisis deepened over the dismissal of a…
Somalia
Somali Army Kills Senior al-Shabab Shura Council Leader in Lower Shabelle
Tuesday July 21, 2026 Mogadishu (AX) — Somalia’s military, backed by international partners, has killed Moallim Jinaaw Ibrahim, a senior al-Shabab Shura…
Somalia
Somali Army Kills 25 Al-Shabab Militants in Hiiraan Region
Sunday July 19, 2026 Mogadishu (AX) — Somali forces say they killed at least 25 al-Shabab members during a joint air and…
Somalia
Somali Army Kills 42 Al-Shabab Militants in Hiiraan Region
Wednesday July 15, 2026 Beledweyne (AX) — Somali troops and international partners killed 42 al-Shabab militants and injured another 12 in airstrikes…
Somalia
Somali army kills 26 al-Shabaab militants in Middle Shabelle
Monday July 13, 2026 Mogadishu (AX) — Somali forces, backed by international partners, announced on Monday that airstrikes in central Somalia killed…
West-Africa
Mali Rebels Conduct Coordinated Attacks on Army Bases and Prison
Militant fighters affiliated with Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM), alongside their Tuareg separatist allies from the Azawad Liberation Front, have intensified their…
West-Africa
Burkina Faso Army Accused of Ensnaring Civilians in Besieged Towns
Amid ongoing conflict, civilians and humanitarian workers report alarming restrictions imposed by military forces on individuals seeking to escape towns besieged by…
North-Africa
Sudan army receives Darfur paramilitary defectors as anger mounts
By Eltayeb Siddig, Nafisa Eltahir and Khalid AbdelazizTuesday June 23, 2026 Parents of victims mass-murdered by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) sit…
Somalia
Somali army chief, Egyptian defense attaché discuss military cooperation
Mogadishu (AX) — Somalia and Egypt moved to deepen military ties on Sunday, when Somali National Army Commander Maj. Gen. Ibrahim Mohamed…
Somalia
Jubaland Says Somalia’s Crisis Needs Dialogue, Warns Against Politicizing Army
KISMAYO, June 16 — Jubaland President Ahmed Madobe has sharply criticized Somalia’s federal leadership, saying the country’s mounting political and security troubles…
