2 days agoUS Africa Command: We conducted airstrikes on April 16 targeting advanced conventional weapons aboard two vessels en route to al-Shabaab.
3 days agoAl-Shabaab Militants Raid Ugandan Forces Military Base, in Janale, Lower Shabelle, Somalia
7 days agoUS raid targets weapons-laden boats in Somali waters
7 days ago Somali National Army, with @USAfricaCommand support, carried out a targeted airstrike in Aadan Yabaal, killing 12 Al-Shabaab militants. No civilian casualties. Operations continue to ensure lasting security
10 days agoUAE Deploys Israeli-Made ELM-2084 Radar to Puntland Maritime HQ. Military journalists in Puntland report that the UAE has deployed an Israeli-made ELM-2084 3D AESA Multi-Mission Radar (MMR) with multi-beam operation capabilities to the Puntland Maritime Headquarters, located next to the UAE-operated Bosaso Air Base in northeastern Somalia.
11 days ago Trump: The Houthis are trying to penetrate Somalia and the Somalis must prevent them
19 days agoSomali media: Mortar shells fired at the presidential palace
22 days ago AFRICOM conducted a collective self-defense airstrike against ISIS-Somalia on Apr. 1, southeast of Bosaso, Puntland, in Northeastern Somalia. Initial assessment is that multiple combatants were killed and no civilians were injured or killed
24 days agoSomali Forces Strike Al-Shabaab in Lower Juba. Somali Danab Commandos and Jubbaland’s Dervish forces launched a joint operation against Al-Shabaab in northern Lower Juba. Officials say the raid destroyed key positions and inflicted heavy losses, though no casualty figures were
25 days ago The US military reports conducting a new airstrike against ISIS-Somalia targets in the Southeast of Bosasso, Puntland, in Northeastern Somalia, on March 29. Multiple ISIS operatives were killed per AFRICOM’s initial assessment
25 days ago In coordination with the Federal Government of Somalia, U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) conducted an airstrike against multiple ISIS-Somalia targets on March 29, 2025
a month agoSomalia offers US operational control of two airports and two Gulf of Aden seaports. The president of Somalia has written to his US counterpart Donald Trump, offering him "exclusive operational control" of two strategic airports and two ports.
a month agoIn coordination with the Federal Government of Somalia, U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) conducted multiple airstrikes against ISIS-Somalia on March 25, 2025
a month ago Somali commander reports a new US airstrike against ISIS in Puntland mountains
a month ago Al-Shabab fighters raided a security camp in Garissa, Kenya, killing six and injuring four. The attackers overran the camp, shot and stabbed victims, then fled. Security forces are pursuing them
a month agoTragedy in Somalia: Cargo plane crashes near MogadishunnA DHC-5D Buffalo aircraft operated by Trident Aviation crashed just 24 km from Mogadishu while en route from Dhobley. All 5 passengers on board lost their lives
a month ago New African Union Chair Mahmoud Ali Youssouf Visits Mogadishu, Somalia
a month agoMohamed says his 13-year-old son was killed and his daughter wounded in an airstrike on his home in Gal’ad town, some 350 km north of Mogadishu, insisting he’s a well-known civilian with no ties to Al Shabab
a month agoThe Somalia government reportedly deployed security forces on Friday to the road connecting Mogadishu and agricultural town Afgooye following multiple sightings of AlShabaab militants in the area throughout the week
a month ago Somali journalist Mohamed Abukar Dabbaashe, who worked for Radio Risaala, was among four killed in an Al-Shabab bombing targeting presidential convoy in Mogadishu
a month agoAhmed Nasser Dhuwaifar al-Khalifi, a member of al-Qaeda in Yemen, was killed in a US raid targeting al-Shabaab members in Somalia.
a month ago Somalia Official statement: Al-Shabaab, facing heavy defeats, attempted a failed attack on President @HassanSMohamud’s convoy in Mogadishu today. The cowardly act resulted in civilian casualties, but the President safely reached his destination. The fight against terror continues
a month agoMassive Explosion Targets Somalian President’s Convoy Near Villa Somalia. A powerful improvised explosive device (IED) was remotely detonated near Ceel-Gaabta, targeting Somalian President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud’s convoy shortly after it left Villa Somalia
a month agoOperation ATALANTA reports a suspected pirate attack on a Yemeni-flagged dhow off Durdura, near Eyl on Somalia’s northern coast. Up to seven hijackers may be on board. The crew includes eight Somali nationals
a month ago More than 120 Al-Shabaab militants were killed in Somali army airstrikes targeting the city of Jilib in the Middle Juba region in the south of the country.
a month ago The U.S. military conducted a “collective self-defense” airstrike against al Shabaab on March 15, 2025, about 150km NE of Mogadishu; combatants were killed and that no civilians were injured or killed - per statement
a month agoSomaliland’s region FM denies any talks about resettlement of Palestinians
a month agoSomalia : Puntland Security Forces (PSF) raided an ISIS hideout in the Calmiskaad mountains in Puntland. Seemingly PSF officers captured a COTS Quadcopter Drone armed with modified air-drop 82mm O-832D HE-Frag mortar bomb
a month ago The Somali government has reported that 16 al-Shabaab fighters were killed in two airstrikes in the vicinity of Basra, Lower Shabelle region, last night
a month ago Puntland authorities says UAE has carried out an airstrike in Miiraale Valley, deep within the Al-miskad mountains, targeting fleeing ISIS militants. It is unclear how many were killed in the strike
