Seven months of heavy shelling by Somaliland forces failed to subdue a determined clan-based militia defending the town.

In the early 1990s, the Somali Civil War tore the country apart and brought starvation to millions of people. Dozens of ...

U.S. airstrikes killed 12 al Shabaab militants in central Somalia and destroyed a ship carrying weapons for the al Qaeda-linked group, the Somali government said on Thursday, following recent advances ...

Al Shabaab fighters attacked a town in central Somalia on Wednesday that government forces have been using as a staging area ...

Somali electoral authorities announced Saturday that voter registration in the capital Mogadishu will begin on April 15, ahead of long-awaited local council elections scheduled for June 30, 2025 -- ...

MOGADISHU (Reuters) -Al Shabaab fighters captured a town in central Somalia on Wednesday that government forces had been ...

A gabled house with a killer view of the Mission Mountains is where Bill and Janet Austin and their dogs, Gretchen and Zippy, ...

Al Shabaab fighters attacked Adan Yabaal, a strategic town in central Somalia, sparking a fierce battle with government ...

Joint US-Somalia air strikes and combat killed dozens of Al-Shabaab jihadists attacking a key town and a military base and ...

The Somalia -based militant group al-Shabab on Wednesday attacked a strategic town that serves as a major base for government troops, raising new concerns about the sustainability of the fight against ...

U.S. airstrikes killed 12 al Shabaab militants and destroyed a weapons-carrying ship, following the group's attack on Adan ...

U.S. Ready to Press for Peace in Eastern DR Congo, Envoy SaysSenior U.S. Africa Advisor Massad Boulos said the Trump administration is prepared to use "all diplomatic and economic tools" at its ...