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Somali journalist Mohamed Abukar Dabbaashe, who worked for Radio Risaala, was among four killed in an Al-Shabab bombing targeting presidential convoy in Mogadishu

Ahmed Nasser Dhuwaifar al-Khalifi, a member of al-Qaeda in Yemen, was killed in a US raid targeting al-Shabaab members in Somalia.

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

Massive 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

Operation 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

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.

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

Somaliland’s region FM denies any talks about resettlement of Palestinians

Somalia : 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

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

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

Defense Minister Abdukadir Mohamed stated that Somalia and Ethiopia have an ongoing security cooperation agreement, particularly in counterterrorism operations against Al-Shabaab. He cited the Ankara agreement as the framework guiding their military collaboration.

Ethiopian military aircraft carried out airstrikes on Al-Shabaab positions in Somalia's Middle Shabelle region, Somali Defense Minister confirmed Thursday. He said the airstrikes were conducted with the approval of the Somali government as part of security cooperation agreement

Intelligence shared by a foreign government has revealed that Daasaan, a strategic area recently recaptured by Puntland security forces from the Islamic State (ISIS), served as a key operational hub for planning terrorist attacks worldwide, Puntland President Said Abdulahi Deni

Six Injured in Explosion at a Restaurant in Cali Goleey, Mogadishu, Six people, including two women, were injured in an explosion that struck a restaurant in the Cali Goleey neighborhood of Kaxda district, Mogadishu, earlier today. The restaurant is located near a Somali police checkpoint

Al Shabab group claims to have killed 23 soldiers in a dawn attack followed by Heavy fighting in Bal'ad, 30km from Mogadishu. Militants have retreated after SNA and Burundian forces launched a counterattack. The raids by Al Shabab have escalated since last week

At the request of the Federal Government of Somalia, the United States has conducted "collective self-defense airstrikes" against al Shabaab. The airstrikes occurred in the vicinity of Bulo Burti, Somalia

New AU peacekeeping mission in Somalia to be discussed in Addis Ababa

Al Shabab group releases photos it claims show today's pre-dawn attacks on Daaru Nicma, Ali Fooldheere, and Al Kawtharareas in the Middle Shabelle region. No word yet from SNA over the claim

In coordination with the Federal Government of Somalia, @USAfricaCommand conducted an airstrike against ISIS-Somalia in Northeast Somalia on Feb. 16. The initial assessment is that the strike killed two ISIS militants and no civilians were harmed

Somalia: UAE airstrikes on ISIS sites in Puntland

The Puntland Government has OFFICIALLY admitted that the UAE carried out airstrikes targeting the Xankookib caves, adding that strikes destroyed a weapons depot and vehicles belonging to ISIS-Somalia, killing several members of the group in the attack

The US military command in Africa "AFRICOM" announced the killing of prominent leaders of the terrorist organization "ISIS" in an air strike targeting the mountainous areas in the Bari province in northeastern Somalia

AFRICOM: 14 ISIS members killed in airstrike in northeastern Somalia

More than 13 foreign ISIS militants were killed in an airstrike in the Dasaan area of the Calmiskaad mountain range within the last 24 hours, the Puntland army confirmed

Puntland counterterrorism officials say 57 ISIS fighters have been killed in the latest encounter between security forces and militants in the vicinity of Togjaceel, Cal-Miskaat mountains.

Al_Shabaab Militants Raid Ethiopian Forces Military Base at Wajid Airport, Forcing Cargo Plane Landing to Retreat, in Wajid, Bakool, Somalia

The government of the northern Puntland region of Somalia says US airstrikes on the Golis Mountains killed "key leaders" of the Islamic State group.

Today's U.S. airstrikes against ISIS in Somalia were carried out by fighter aircraft from the USS Harry S Truman in the Red Sea

Trump: This morning I ordered precision Military air strikes on the Senior ISIS Attack Planner and other terrorists he recruited and led in Somalia. These killers, who we found hiding in caves, threatened the United States and our Allies. The strikes destroyed the caves they live in, and killed many terrorists without, in any way, harming civilians. Our Military has targeted this ISIS Attack Planner for years, but Biden and his cronies wouldn’t act quickly enough to get the job done. I did! The message to ISIS and all others who would attack Americans is that “WE WILL FIND YOU, AND WE WILL KILL YOU!”