Somalia

Ash-Shabab shoots dead senior national security officer in Somalia

Apr 27, 2017 11:41

Militants from the ash-Shabab Takfiri group have shot dead a senior national intelligence officer in front of his house in the capital Mogadishu, officials say.
Roadside bomb blast kills eight Somali soldiers in Puntland

Apr 23, 2017 12:14

A roadside bomb explosion in a remote town in Somalia's semi-autonomous state of Puntland has killed eight soldiers.
Car bomb blast kills govt. official in Somali capital

Apr 10, 2017 08:26

A Somali government official has been killed in a car bomb explosion in the capital, Mogadishu, officials say.
Bombing near army chief's convoy kills 15 in Mogadishu

Apr 09, 2017 14:40

A car bomb has exploded outside a military base in the Somali capital, Mogadishu, killing at least 15 people and injuring several others.
Four countries face serious risk of famine: FSIN

Mar 31, 2017 16:30

Global food crises notably deteriorated last year, a report says, adding that conditions will further worsen in 2017.
Saudi attack on Somali refugee boat likely war crime: HRW

Mar 27, 2017 12:10

Human Rights Watch (HRW) says a recent deadly aerial aggression on a boat carrying Somali refugees off the coast of Yemen, “apparently” carried out by the Saudi-led military coalition, likely amounts to “war crime.”
Kenyan troops kill 31 ash-Shabab terrorists in Somalia's Jubbaland

Mar 27, 2017 12:10

Kenyan troops deployed in neighboring Somalia have carried out a raid on militants of the ash-Shabab Takfiri group, killing at least 31 of them.
Somali pirates take over Somali vessel to use as mothership: Police

Mar 24, 2017 14:42

Pirates have seized control of a Somali fishing boat to use as a base from which to attack larger ships, police said on Friday, a week after Somali pirates hijacked their first commercial vessel since 2012.
Somali pirates suspected of hijacking oil tanker

Mar 14, 2017 14:19

Suspected pirates boarded a Sri Lankan-flagged tanker and forced its crew to change course towards the northeastern Somali coast, an expert on piracy in Somalia said Tuesday.
Kenya forces kill about 60 ash-Shabab terrorists in Somalia

Mar 02, 2017 16:16

Kenyan troops have killed nearly 60 suspected members of the al-Qaeda-linked ash-Shabab terrorist group during a fierce fighting in southern Somalia, a Kenya’s military spokesman says.