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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!”

Somali Ministry of Defence confirms Egypt will contribute unspecified number of troops to new African peacekeeping mission to Somalia. Ministry said in a post Egypt will become an AUSSOM troop contributing country. This move will upend Turkish mediation and almost certainly return Somali-Ethiopia relations to status quo ante

Egyptian President: Somalia's security and stability are an integral part of Egypt's national security

Al-Shabaab Militants Raid 2 Ugandan Forces Military Bases, in Baraawe, Lower Shabelle, Somalia

All Somali aviation companies to stop operations, domestic and international flights tomorrow 22 January to protest against arbitrary duties and bribes demanded by Aviation authorities in Mogadishu.The Association of Somali Aviation companies said multiple meetings with Ministry and the Civil Aviation Authority have failed to yield any progress on amicable solution.

Somalia denies summoning its ambassador to Kenya, according to state minister of foreign affairs @AliOmarMP.“We did not call our ambassador,” @AliOmarMP told.: Somalia has protested to Kenya after a Kenya-registered aircraft entered Somalia airspace on Saturday Jan 18 without permit from Somali aviation authorities.The aircraft reportedly partially covered its registration, and has landed at Kismayo town airport

A new airstrip has been spotted on strategic Abd al-Kuri Island Yemen

Somali security officials in Puntland region report direct clashes with Islamic State fighters, display bodies of militants killed in the military offensive into the eastern highlands of Cal-Miskaad

Somali regional forces in Puntland have reported the destruction of five militants bases in the eastern Cal-Miskaad mountanous areas. Friday’s news comes as the region’s forces expand their military operations Islamic State militants

US military: 10 al-Shabaab militants killed in US raid in Somalia

U.S. Africa Command conducted a precision airstrike approximately 10km southwest of Quyno Barrow that resulted in the death of senior al-Shabaab leader, Mohamed Mire and another al-Shabaab militant

Somalia/Ethiopia/TroopsEthiopian MFA and Defence Ministry delegation arrives in Mogadishu to fine-tune deal on allowing ENDF to stay in Somalia for peacekeeping duties under AUSSOM mandate.Sources say Somalia has agreed to allow estimated 3k Ethiopian troops to serve in new mission

Ethiopia protests Somalia's decision to exclude them from the new African Union mission, accusing extra-regional actors, particularly Egypt, of meddling. Ethiopia also shows readiness to join the mission replacing ATMIS in three days, despite Somalia's rejection over violations

The US military says it has killed two members of the extremist al-Shabaab group in southern Somalia in an airstrike

Citing an incident that allegedly happened at Kismayo airport on Monday, Somalia’s civil aviation authority (SCAA) claims airlines have been “afraid” to travel to Kismayo on Tuesday

Somalia’s Foreign Minister @AhmedMoFiqi announced: Egypt will participate in the new African Union Stabilization and Support Mission in Somalia (AUSSOM). The relationship between Egypt and Somalia has been elevated to a strategic level, with Egypt committed to supporting the development of Somalia’s security apparatus

NISA plainclothed agents drag journalist Shukri Abbi by her veil, and brandish a pistol. She was brutally attacked while covering a protest against home demolitions in Mogadishu, leaving her bruised and battered—no arrests yet.

Somaliland government has barred Liibaan Al-Adala, a prominent supporter of newly elected President Abdirahman Irro, from entering Hargeisa, sparking protests near the Hargeisa Airport

Egyptian Foreign Minister confirms to his Somali counterpart Cairo's commitment to respecting Somali sovereignty and territorial integrity

At least 40 Somali army soldiers, seeking refuge, have reached a Kenyan army base along the border after fleeing Raskamboni following a raid by Jubaland forces. One soldier died from injuries; the rest are in good health

The Chinese Communist Party has issued a strongly worded statement protesting the attendance of Taiwan's Deputy Foreign Minister at the inauguration ceremony of Somaliland's newly elected president

He new president of Somaliland @Abdirahmanirro formally assumes office, vows to take a diplomatic and peaceful approach, without conditions, to solve the conflict in the eastern Sool region. Speaking at his inauguration in Hargeisa on Thursday, Abdirahman Irro said he will give special importance on foreign policy and pursue recognition for Somaliland from the international community based on a “valid legal argument.”

Full details of the agreement reached by Somalia and Ethiopia. The two countries will respect one another’s sovereignty. Unity, independence and territorial integrity. They have also agreed to closely work together to finalise “mutually advantageous commercial arrangements and sustainable access to and from the sea under the sovereign authority of the federal republic of Somalia.”

Somalia and Ethiopia formally commit to each other's territorial unity and sovereignty in a joint declaration

Erdogan: We agreed on a joint memorandum of understanding with Ethiopia and Somalia and we thank the leaders of the two countries for the historic reconciliation

Turkish president @RTErdogan meets with his Somali counterpart @HassanSMohamud. Erdogan will also hold separate meeting with Ethiopia’s @AbiyAhmedAli