The Somali army has taken control of an area in southern Somalia used as a hideout for the Al-Shabaab terror group during an ongoing operation, the Defense Ministry said Wednesday. The ministry said ...

In a new development in the security crisis, Somalia’s President, Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, has issued a general amnesty for fighters of Al-Shabaab, calling on them to surrender and reintegrate ...

Somalia has entered a crossroads marked by fragile security, fractured politics, dwindling external support, and a painful reality in which the terrorist movement Al-Shabaab poses a formidable threat.

Forces of the Somali National Army are working to secure the Xawaadley area in the Middle Shabelle region as part of a new military operation, named Operation Badar, targeting insurgent strongholds, t ...

Lieutenant General Odowaa Yusuf Rage, Chief of the Somali Armed Forces, acknowledged before parliament last November that ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. MOGADISHU (Reuters) -Somali government forces were fighting on Saturday to repel al Shabaab militants who stormed a high-security ...

Operation Rolling Thunder aims to weaken terror group’s operational capacity, remove remaining fighters plotting attacks, ...

The offensive aimed to secure key supply routes, disrupt Al-Shabaab activities, and restore stability in the region ...

MOGADISHU, Somalia - A top Al-Shabaab commander was on Saturday killed in Somalia following a covert operation by the Danab Special Forces, officials said, in yet another achievement which showcases ...

Mogadishu: The Somali National Army announced on Wednesday that more than 23 members of the Al Shabaab group, affiliated with Al Qaeda, were killed ...

EDITORIAL – The Al-Qaeda-linked Somalia-based Al-Shabaab, this week completed a decade with yet another deadly attack on civilians; possibly denting recent pronouncements by government officials that ...

A dispute over the electoral system and donor fatigue could unravel a decades-old state-building project, writes Omar S Mahmood.