West-Africa
Yemen Ends Defense Pact with UAE, Demands Immediate Emirati Troop Withdrawal
Yemen cancels defense pact with UAE, orders 24-hour troop withdrawal after alleged STC arms shipment Nationwide state of emergency declared for 90…
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Somalia
Somalia’s South West forces seize explosives bound for Mogadishu, commander says
South West regional security forces say they have seized 10 landmines allegedly bound for Mogadishu, thwarting what authorities described as an Al-Shabaab…
East-Africa
Somalia, AU Mission and UN Seek Urgent Funding for Security Forces
Somalia, AU and UN issue urgent donor appeal to sustain Somali Security Forces support MOGADISHU — Somalia’s federal government, the African Union…
Somalia
Somalia’s Jubbaland Forces Sweep Qooqaani in Anti‑Al‑Shabab Operation
MOGADISHU — Jubbaland’s Darwish forces launched a sweeping security operation Saturday in the town of Qooqaani in Somalia’s Lower Jubba region, targeting…
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…
Editorial
Raid by U.S.-trained Somali forces kills dozens of civilians
You are an elite, award-winning international journalist and a meticulous senior editor. Your job is to transform raw source material into a…
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…
Somalia
Somalia’s Danab Forces Arrest Two Suspected al‑Shabab Militants in Lower Shabelle
Somali Danab commandos arrest two suspected al-Shabab members in Lower Shabelle raid One detainee identified as son of senior militant commander as…
Somalia
Puntland State bolsters Al-Miskaad front as forces hunt remaining ISIS militants
Puntland State deploys new forces to Al-Miskaad as campaign against ISIS-Somalia enters ‘closing phase’ BOSASO, Somalia — Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2025 Puntland…
World
Israeli forces storm UN refugee agency compound in East Jerusalem
JERUSALEM — Israeli authorities entered the shuttered East Jerusalem compound of the U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees, raised Israel’s flag and began…
Somalia
Somali Forces Seize Nine Hiiraan Villages as al-Shabab Withdraws
MOGADISHU, Somalia — Somali government forces captured nine villages from al-Shabab in western Hiiraan after militants withdrew ahead of a planned military…
