Somalia
Djiboutian AUSSOM Troops Deploy to Beledweyne, Replacing Outgoing Battalion
Djiboutian AUSSOM battalion arrives in Beledweyne to take over security in Hiiraan 13th Battalion replaces 11th in routine rotation; elements deploy to…
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World
Health officials: Israeli troops fatally shoot parents, two children in West Bank
Israeli forces shot and killed a Palestinian couple and their two young children in the town of Tammun in the occupied West…
Somalia
First U.S. troops killed in Iran conflict have been identified
U.S. names first troops killed in Iran conflict after Kuwait drone strike; death toll rises to six The U.S. military on Tuesday…
Somalia
U.S. Military Says Three Troops Killed, Five Seriously Wounded in Iranian Attacks
Three U.S. soldiers killed, five wounded as Iran retaliates; Trump warns of more losses Three American service members were killed and five…
East-Africa
Lawmakers Accuse Ethiopian AU Troops of Political Interference in Somalia’s Buurhakaba District
MOGADISHU, Somalia — Lawmakers representing the Buurhakaba constituency have accused Ethiopian troops serving under the African Union mission in Somalia of meddling…
East-Africa
Somali President Attends Send-Off for Egyptian Troops to African Union Mission in Somalia
CAIRO — Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud and Egypt’s defense minister, Gen. Abdel Mageed Saqr, on Wednesday attended a military formation ceremony…
West-Africa
U.S. Sends 200 Troops to Support Nigerian Military Training
US Troops to Train Nigerian Military Amid Islamist Threats The United States is set to deploy approximately 200 troops to Nigeria as…
Somalia
Somali Danab and Jubaland troops kill 14 al-Shabab militants in Lower Juba
Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2026 MOGADISHU, Somalia — Somalia’s elite Danab Special Forces, operating with Jubaland state security units, killed 14 al-Shabab fighters…
Somalia
EU backlash mounts after Trump’s military threats, dismissal of NATO forces
Europe’s leaders condemned U.S. President Donald Trump after he questioned the value of NATO allies and floated military options over Greenland, a…
East-Africa
Uganda announces troop withdrawal from Somalia after 19 years
Uganda to withdraw troops from Somalia after 19 years, reshaping AU mission and security calculus Monday January 26, 2026 MOGADISHU — Uganda…
World
Starmer and Prince Harry reject Trump claim UK troops were off Afghan front lines
Starmer condemns Trump’s Afghanistan comments as ‘insulting’ as UK, allies push back U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer denounced as “insulting” Donald Trump’s…
