Al-Shabaab are within six kilometres of Mogadishu and are encircling the city.From the north, there is fighting at the Ministry of Defence and to the south the fighting is near the Turkish military ...

After its battlefield defeat, it’s unclear if the Islamic State in Somalia retains the ability to extort money from the ...

After losing its caliphate in Iraq and Syria, ISIS has become a more disparate group and has established a financial and operational hub in remote northern Somalia. Military forces in the ...

A first-degree court in Garowe, Puntland state capital today sentenced Abdifitah Abdinur to four years in prison for ...

The FGS, once a beacon of hope, has lost control over most of the Federal Member States (FMS), and the ones left are either ...

A senior defense official who spoke in confidence indicated Washington is prepared to potentially lend additional help.

The African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS) officially commenced operations on January 1, 2025, succeeding the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM), whose mandate concluded ...

The Somali forces from the semi-autonomous Puntland region have made significant gains against Islamic State (IS) militants in the Cal Miskaad mountains, capturing key strongholds. The month-long ...

Night - Partly cloudy. Winds variable at 8 to 11 mph (12.9 to 17.7 kph). The overnight low will be 79 °F (26.1 °C). Partly cloudy with a high of 91 °F (32.8 °C). Winds variable at 8 to 18 mph ...

Discussions between Somalia and Turkey have been progressing smoothly since the signing of a cooperative and economic agreement between the two countries in February 2024 in ...

Washington — One month ago, on the morning of Feb. 4, forces from Somalia's Puntland region attacked Islamic State terror group fighters, who responded with drones ...

The U.S. Embassy in Somalia issued a warning to Americans ... mostly scattered in the Cal Miskaat mountains in Puntland's Bari region, according to the International Crisis Group.