Somalia

Al-Shabab militants attack African Union base in Somalia

Apr 01, 2018 09:59

Extremist insurgents battled for hours on Sunday with African Union troops after exploding a car bomb outside their base, Somali police, military and the militants said.
Car bomb kills 3 at checkpoint near Somali parliament

Mar 25, 2018 14:07

A car bomber blew himself up at a checkpoint near Somalia's parliament and interior ministry in the capital Mogadishu on Sunday, and the city's ambulance service said three people had been killed.
Somali explosion kills at least 14 people, injures several others

Mar 23, 2018 01:30

A car bomb has killed at least 14 people and injured several others near a hotel in the Somali capital Mogadishu, the country's security sources say.
Al-Shabab twin bomb attacks kill 18 in Somali capital Mogadishu

Feb 24, 2018 03:24

At least 18 people have been killed and 20 others sustained injuries when a pair of car bombings, carried out by the al-Qaeda-linked al-Shabab terrorist group, hit the Somali capital of Mogadishu, police say.
US military admits death of Somali schoolchildren in recent raid

Jan 25, 2018 05:08

The US military’s Africa Command (AFRICOM) has admitted to killing a number of civilians, including schoolchildren, during a recent raid in Somalia.
US airstrike kills 13 people in Somalia

Dec 28, 2017 09:53

At least 13 people have been killed as the result of a US airstrike in southern Somalia, the Pentagon says.
Bomb attack kills 17 at Mogadishu police academy

Dec 14, 2017 10:42

The al-Qaeda-linked al-Shabab Takfiri terrorist group has launched a bombing attack on a police training camp in Somalia’s capital Mogadishu, killing at least 17 officers and injuring 20 others.
US ups Somalia military campaign, targets ‘Daesh’

Nov 04, 2017 09:48

The US has carried out its first air strikes against purported Daesh positions in Somalia as Washington moves to step up its military campaign in the militancy-riddled state and the entire African continent.
Three bomb attacks kill 18, wound 11 in Somali capital

Oct 28, 2017 16:13

Three bomb attacks, along with sporadic gunfire, have killed at least 18 people and injured 11 others in the Somali capital Mogadishu.
Blast kills 3 UN peacekeepers in Mali

Oct 27, 2017 01:55

Three United Nations soldiers were killed and two others wounded by an explosive device as they were escorting a convoy in northern Mali on Thursday, the peacekeeping mission in the West African nation said.