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 ...

The Council voted at the end of December to endorse a new mission, the African Union Support and Stabilization Mission in ...

The Somali National Army (SNA) and local forces have jointly carried out an operation in the rural areas of Jowle, located at the boundary between the Mudug and Galgaduud regions.The operation ...

Security forces in Somalia’s semi-autonomous Puntland region said Wednesday they had killed scores of fighters linked to ISIS ...

Somalia stands at a dangerous crossroads, with its security architecture unravelling under the pressures of resurgent ...

Ahmed Maeleninine, an Omani-born leader of Islamic State, was killed in U.S. airstrikes against the terror group in Somalia ...

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Towards the end of last year, the US military also made a series of airstrikes against the rival Al-Shabaab group, leaving ...

The president told northerners he wanted them to feel as Kenyans without any discrimination. But critics of the decision it ...

The Somali National Army (SNA) particularly the Gorgor Commandos and local forces, successfully carried out a meticulously planned 3-day operation targeting Al-Shabaab militants in the Tuulo Xaaji and ...

Security forces in Somalia’s northeastern semiautonomous state of Puntland said Tuesday that they killed more than 60 ISIS ...

The Post ventured to the front lines of an offensive against the Islamic State in northern Somalia, where foreign fighters are flowing in and cash is flowing out.