Somalia has taken a major step in fighting Al-Shabaab by acquiring the Bayraktar Akıncı UCAV from Turkey. This purchase comes ...

In a move that underscores its growing military influence in East Africa, Turkey has delivered Akinci Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicles (UCAVs) to Somalia. This significant deployment marks an ...

Africa’s most lethal terrorist organization is expected to gain strength in Somalia, raising the security threat through a ...

Experts think Turkey should do more to address Somalia’s deep-seated clan divisions and foster political alliances, in ...

By the end of March 2025, the Trump administration already launched at least 16 air and drone strikes inside Somalia. In comparison, the Biden administration only launched 10 strikes in 2024.

March 2025 is undoubtedly the worst month to date for Turkey’s indigenous Bayraktar Akinci drone, with at least two going ...

Al-Shabaab is rapidly closing in on Mogadishu, threatening commercial and military shipping in the Gulf of Aden and Arabian ...

The United States military’s Africa Command has conducted hundreds of air strikes in Somalia that it said targeted al-Shabab fighters but also ended up killing civilians in so-called collateral damage ...