The United States military presence in Somalia may extend beyond initial plans, as the Pentagon shifts its focus to countering the growing threats posed by the Islamic State (ISIS) faction in Somalia ...

Gunmen suspected of belonging to the al Qaeda-linked al Shabaab group abducted five government officials in northeast Kenya ...

Five government officials were abducted in northeast Kenya by gunmen suspected to be from al Shabaab. This incident, ...

NAIROBI - Gunmen suspected of belonging to the al Qaeda-linked al Shabaab group abducted five government officials in northeast Kenya on Monday as they were on their way to work, media reported. Read ...

Al Shabaab has been fighting for years in Somalia ... in neighbouring Kenya as part of efforts to press Kenya to withdraw troops from Somalia, where they are part of an international peacekeeping ...

Operations against Al-Shabaab have stalled in central and southern regions, with Somalia expected to take full charge of security responsibilities within the next 1 year, when most AU troops would ...

Trump had ordered for withdrawal of American troops from different parts of the world including Somalia. However, this decision was reversed by Joe Biden upon the request of Somalia, which cited the ...

The Igad Centre of Excellence for Preventing and Countering Violent Extremism (ICEPCVE) says it has observed a growing ...

The Commander of the Somali National Army's Ground Forces, General Sahal Abdullahi Omar, held an important meeting at the Dab and Dhagax military base in Sector 27, Buuloburde, within the Hiiraan ...

The United States used manned fighter jets to conduct an airstrike against Islamic State targets in Somalia on Saturday, ...