Somalia
Somali army kills 22 Al-Shabaab militants in Lower Shabelle
Friday May 1, 2026 Mogadishu (AX) — Somali National Army forces have killed at least 22 Al-Shabaab militants in a planned offensive…
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Shabelle
Somalia
At least 33 al-Shabab militants killed in Somalia’s Middle Shabelle region
Wednesday April 22, 2026 Mogadishu (AX) — Somalia’s National Intelligence and Security Agency (NISA), working with international partners, says it has killed…
Somalia
Somali intelligence agency kills nine al-Shabab militants in Lower Shabelle
Saturday April 4, 2026 Mogadishu (AX) — Somali security forces struck at the heart of al-Shabab’s bomb-making machinery on Saturday, killing nine…
East-Africa
Somali forces and AU troops kill more than 42 al-Shabaab militants in Lower Shabelle
Friday March 27, 2026 Mogadishu (AX) — More than 40 al-Shabab militants were killed on Thursday when the group tried to reclaim…
East-Africa
Somali forces, AU troops kill 42 al-Shabaab fighters in Lower Shabelle
Friday March 27, 2026 Mogadishu (AX) – A fierce clash in southern Somalia left more than 40 al-Shabab militants dead after the…
Somalia
Somali president marks Eid al-Fitr with troops in newly liberated Lower Shabelle town
Saturday March 21, 2026 Mogadishu (AX) — Marking Eid al-Fitr on Friday, Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud prayed alongside Somali Armed Forces…
Editorial
Somali National Army captures al-Shabaab stronghold in Middle Shabelle, ministry says
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Somalia
Lower Shabelle Farmers Struggle Amid Conflict, Drought, and Encroaching Sands
SHALANBOOD, Somalia — The sand moves like a tide here, swallowing lanes, schools and low-slung homes on the edge of the Indian…
Somalia
Somalia’s NISA says over 40 al-Shabaab militants killed in Hiiraan, Lower Shabelle operations
Somalia says NISA raids kill more than 40 Al-Shabaab militants in Hiiraan, Lower Shabelle MOGADISHU, Somalia — Somalia’s National Intelligence and Security…
Somalia
Somali intelligence kills senior al-Shabaab finance operative in Lower Shabelle
MOGADISHU, Somalia — Somalia’s National Intelligence and Security Agency said Thursday its forces killed a senior al-Shabab operative who ran the militant…
Somalia
Somali Authorities Say Senior al‑Shabaab Finance Chief Killed in Lower Shabelle
MOGADISHU — Somalia’s National Intelligence and Security Agency said Tuesday it killed a senior al-Shabaab commander in an airstrike on the militant…
