5 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
6 days agoThe 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
6 days agoIn coordination with the Federal Government of Somalia, U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) conducted an airstrike against multiple ISIS-Somalia targets on March 29, 2025
7 days 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.
9 days agoIn coordination with the Federal Government of Somalia, U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) conducted multiple airstrikes against ISIS-Somalia on March 25, 2025
9 days ago Somali commander reports a new US airstrike against ISIS in Puntland mountains
12 days agoAl-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
12 days 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
12 days ago New African Union Chair Mahmoud Ali Youssouf Visits Mogadishu, Somalia
14 days 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
14 days 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
17 days 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
17 days agoAhmed Nasser Dhuwaifar al-Khalifi, a member of al-Qaeda in Yemen, was killed in a US raid targeting al-Shabaab members in Somalia.
17 days 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
17 days 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
18 days 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
18 days 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.
18 days 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
21 days agoSomaliland’s region FM denies any talks about resettlement of Palestinians
22 days 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
24 days 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
25 days 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
a month ago 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.
a month agoEthiopian 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
a month ago 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
a month agoSix 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
a month ago 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
a month agoAt 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
a month ago New AU peacekeeping mission in Somalia to be discussed in Addis Ababa
2 months ago 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
