Somalia

Somali president pledges war on Shabab after fatal attack

Oct 18, 2017 16:58

Somalia’s President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed has vowed to step up the fight against the al-Shabab Takfiri terrorist group following the weekend truck bombing that claimed the lives of over 300 people in the capital Mogadishu.
Death toll from twin blasts in Somalia's capital rises to 189

Oct 15, 2017 11:00

The death toll from two recent bomb blasts in busy locations in Somalia’s capital, Mogadishu, has jumped to 189 with more than 200 people injured, making them the deadliest attacks to have ever happened in the country.
Al-Shabab attacks base in Somalia, kills 15

Sep 29, 2017 09:01

The Takfiri al-Shabab terrorist group has attacked a military base near Somalia’s capital, capturing the base and a nearby village and killing at least 15 soldiers.
US claims 6 Shabab terrorists killed in Somalia air raids

Sep 13, 2017 11:49

The United States Africa Command has claimed that its airstrikes have killed six members of the al-Shabab terrorist group in southern Somalia.
Somali army repels al-Shabab after attack on military base

Sep 11, 2017 12:56

Government forces in Somalia have seized control of a town near the border with Kenya, after the al-Qaeda-linked al-Shabab terrorist group attacked a Somali military base there and left a number of soldiers dead.
Bomb attack kills 6 in central Somalia

Sep 10, 2017 14:34

At least six people have been killed and several others injured in a bomb attack carried out in central Somalia, police and residents say.
US drone claims three lives in eastern Somalia

Sep 07, 2017 00:29

US military officials in Africa have claimed that a drone strike has killed three militants of the al-Qaeda-linked al-Shabab group in eastern Somalia.
Somali terrorists kill 10 troops in Bulogadud base

Sep 03, 2017 12:27

The Takfiri al-Shabab terrorists have killed more than 10 soldiers in an attack on a base in southern Somalia.
Al-Shabab bombing kills 12 in Somalia's Puntland

Sep 01, 2017 12:50

The al-Shabab Takfiri terrorist group has claimed responsibility for a bomb attack that killed 12 people, including five soldiers, in Somalia's semi-autonomous Puntland region.
Somali families say govt. responsible for US-backed raid victims

Aug 27, 2017 14:23

Somali families refuse to bury the bodies of 10 loved ones, including three children, who were recently shot dead when the army supported by US troops carried out an operation in the village of Bariire.