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MOGADISHU, Somalia - The US military carried out the first drone strike against Al-Shabaab militants in Somalia, which now becomes the first-ever airstrike in the Horn of Africa country under the administration of President Joe Biden, who took up his post in January 2021. Defense ministry said Tuesday's airstrike was carried out against militants after they ambushed the Somali National Army commandos, Danab's special forces in Galkayo, a troubled town in Galmadug state in central Somalia. Pentagon spokeswoman Cindi…

Top al-Shabaab leader killed in Somalia as military operations escalate MOGADISHU, Somalia - A senior al-Shabaab leader was killed in Somalia on Friday, the army said, in the latest development, proving the national army's ability to take over the security responsibilities of the mission forces. African Union. In a statement, the military said the top leader was killed in Middle Shabelle, one of…

Soldiers killed in ambush against military convoy in Somalia KISMAYO, Somalia - Jubaland security forces suffered a heavy blow when Al-Shabaab first targeted them in as many months, in an ambush in Kudha, Lower Jubba, near Kismayo, the regional administrative capital of Jubaland. At least 8 soldiers were killed in the ambush targeting a convoy of security forces patrolling the small town,…

US military equips Danab forces amid al-Shabaab crackdown MOGADISHU, Somalia - The US military handed over armored vehicles to Danab's special forces, which carried out operations against Al-Shabaab militants in central and southern Somalia, which ended earlier this week ahead of the next phase . For years, the United States has been a crucial security partner in the fight against al-Shabaab,…

Military clashes loom as Ethiopia and Egypt fight over Nile dam ADDIS ABABA - Ethiopia's decision to resume filling the Grand Renaissance dam along the Blue Nile has exacerbated tensions between Cairo and Addis Ababa, in a conflict that could reach new heights unprecedented in modern history in the Horn of Africa. Ethiopia has already officially notified Egypt that it has resumed filling the…

On January 7, 2019, in Gabon, a command group led by Lieutenant Kelly Ondo Obiang took control of national radio to broadcast a message about the takeover of a group of young officers. The involvement of loyalist forces quickly put an end to the coup attempt. Two years later, Kelly Ondo and his aides appear before the special military court.…

NAIROBI, Kenya - The Popular Front for the Liberation of Tigray fighters otherwise known as the Tigray Defense Forces shot down an Ethiopian military plane on Wednesday, a senior official confirmed, which could spark further tensions in Ethiopia's troubled Tigray region. Over the past eight months, the Ethiopian National Defense Forces with Eritrean assistance, troops conducted operations in the Tigray region in pursuit of TPLF fighters. The conflict was sparked by the TPLF's decision to attack the Northern Command.…

In Gabon, on January 7, 2019, young soldiers led by Lieutenant Kelly Ondo Obiang, from the Republican Guard, occupied Gabon's national radio early in the morning and sent a message that the army had taken power. But the special forces' response had made it possible to counter the coup at noon. The arrested putschists appeared before a special military court on Monday, June 21.…

Ethiopia's plan to build military bases in Red Sea ignites tensions with Egypt NAIROBI, Kenya - The duel between Addis Ababa and Cairo seems far from over, even as the two countries fight for the construction of the Grand Renaissance dam which Egypt wants to fill periodically contrary to Ethiopia's plans. And the battle may now have shifted towards control of the military in the region, with…

Bomb attack on Somali military training base kills dozens MOGADISHU, Somalia - There are fears that dozens of recruits and their trainers will be killed, a senior police officer told Garowe Online, following a bombing of a military training school in Somalia in what could be a fatal suicide incident in recent weeks, targeting security forces. Captain Abdi Barre, who serves in the Somali police…