Somalia
Somalia Opens First Bowling Alley as Middle Class and Diaspora Returnees Rise
Mogadishu’s first modern bowling alley rolls a fragile normal into Somalia’s capital On a recent evening in Mogadishu, the sharp…
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Somalia
US Downs Iranian Drone as Tenuous Middle East Talks Hang in Balance
WASHINGTON — A U.S. fighter jet shot down an Iranian drone near the USS Abraham Lincoln in the Arabian Sea…
Somalia
Somalia reports over 150 al-Shabab militants killed in Middle Shabelle
MOGADISHU, Somalia — Somali government forces, backed by international partners, have killed at least 150 Al-Shabab militants in more than…
North-Africa
Saudi defense deals could reshape the Middle East security landscape
Saudi Arabia is knitting together an ambitious web of defense partnerships stretching from the eastern Mediterranean to the Indian Ocean,…
Somalia
Somali army thwarts Al-Shabaab assault on Middle Shabelle outpost, ministry says
MOGADISHU, Somalia — Somali government forces repelled an early-morning al Shabaab raid on a military position in Middle Shabelle on…
Somalia
Somali Army Repels al-Shabab Attack on Bases in Middle Shabelle
Somali forces repel al-Shabab attack in Middle Shabelle after pre-dawn blast, ministry says JOWHAR, Somalia — Somali government forces repelled…
Somalia
Somali, allied forces launch Middle Shabelle airstrike, killing 17 militants
Somali military says airstrike kills 17 al-Shabab militants in Middle Shabelle MOGADISHU, Somalia — The Somali National Army, working with…
Somalia
Somali and U.S. Forces Destroy al-Shabab Explosives Factory in Middle Juba
Somali, U.S. forces destroy al-Shabab explosives factory in Middle Juba, kill 18 MOGADISHU, Somalia — Somali National Army forces, working…
Somalia
Somali forces repel al-Shabab attack, restore Wargaadhi control in Middle Shabelle
Somali forces repel al-Shabab assault in Middle Shabelle, kill senior commander MOGADISHU, Somalia — Somali government forces, backed by organized…
Somalia
Somali military reports killing senior al-Shabab leaders in Middle Shabelle offensive
Somali army says it killed senior al-Shabab leaders in Middle Shabelle raid MOGADISHU, Somalia — Somalia’s national army said Sunday…
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…
