Somalia

Airport standoff escalates tensions between UAE, Somalia

Apr 15, 2018 08:15

Recent tensions have escalated between the United Arab Emirates and Somalia over Emirati relations with a breakaway Somali region, with a flight carrying Emirati military trainers held for hours at an airport in Somalia.
Arab states diplomatic crisis spreads to Somalia after tensions with UAE

Apr 14, 2018 00:54

Tensions have been escalating between Somalia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) after Mogadishu abandoned a military deal with Abu Dhabi and seized millions of dollars from an Emirati plane.
Bomb blast kills 5 at stadium in Somalia

Apr 13, 2018 02:50

A bomb blast killed up to five spectators at a soccer match in southern Somalia, police and a lawmaker said on Friday, the first time an explosion has targeted a stadium.
US says drone strike kills 5 in Somalia

Apr 03, 2018 00:27

The United States military claims to have killed five militants by a drone strike in Somalia.
Al-Shabab launches deadly gun, bomb attacks on African Union base in Somalia

Apr 02, 2018 07:04

Al-Shabab terrorists have engaged in deadly battles with African Union (AU) peacekeeping forces after launching two bombings outside one of their bases in southwestern 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.