Southern-Africa
South Africa Deploys Army to Tackle Rising Crime
Troops are now on the streets as South Africa turns to its army to bolster overstretched police in a push against violent…
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Somalia
Somali army captures strategic city as regional leader resigns
Tuesday March 31, 2026 Somalia’s national army seized control of Baidoa, the largest city in South West state, on Monday, setting off…
West-Africa
Guinea Army Commander Linked to 2009 Massacre Dies in Custody
Aboubacar Sidiki Diakité, a pivotal figure convicted for his involvement in the 2009 stadium massacre in Guinea, has died in custody following…
Somalia
Somali army denies helicopter crash in Baidoa amid political tensions
Wednesday March 25, 2026 Mogadishu (AX) — Reports of a Somali National Army (SNA) helicopter going down in Baidoa spread quickly this…
Editorial
Somali National Army captures al-Shabaab stronghold in Middle Shabelle, ministry says
You are an elite, award-winning international journalist and a meticulous senior editor. Your job is to transform raw source material into a…
Somalia
Erdogan holds phone talks with Sudan’s army chief on security crisis
ANKARA, Turkey — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan held a telephone call Tuesday with Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, head of Sudan’s Transitional Sovereign…
East-Africa
Somali Army Seizes Al-Shabaab Hideout in Southern Somalia
Somali army seizes Hawaadley hideout in Middle Shabelle as new offensive targets Al Shabab Somalia’s Defense Ministry said Wednesday the national army…
Somalia
Somali National Army Chief, AUSSOM Leaders Meet to Speed Security Transition, Joint Operations
Friday February 20, 2026 MOGADISHU, Somalia — Somalia’s new army chief met senior African Union leadership in Mogadishu to tighten battlefield coordination…
Somalia
Somalia’s New Army Chief Takes Command in Mogadishu Handover
MOGADISHU — Brig. Gen. Ibrahim Mohamed Mohamud formally assumed command of the Somali National Army on Wednesday in a handover ceremony at…
Somalia
Turkey Sends F-16s to Bolster Somali Army, Defense Minister Says
MOGADISHU, Somalia — Turkey has deployed F-16 fighter jets to support the Somali National Army, Somali Defense Minister Ahmed Moalim Fiqi said…
World
Syrian army enters Hasakeh after agreement with Kurdish groups
Syrian government security personnel entered the northeastern city of Hasakeh under an integration deal with Kurdish forces, extending Damascus’ authority into a…
