The Somalian government says a roadside bomb has exploded near the presidential palace and the attack by a militant group ...

The Independent Media Council of Somalia has strongly condemned the unlawful detention and violent assault of four journalists from 5 Somali TV by Somali police forces. The incident occurred while the ...

While al Shabaab regularly carries out attacks in Somalia as part of its decades-long campaign to topple the government, Tuesday's attack was the first to directly target Mohamud since 2014, during ...

The Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC), Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, strongly condemns the cowardly and indiscriminate car bomb attack in Mogadishu this morning, which targeted President ...

The terrorist group Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the attack, which targeted a convoy in which Somalia's President, ...

Opinion - Al-Shabaab is no longer just a terror group launching sporadic attacks; it is capturing strategic towns, creeping ...

If Mogadishu falls, this will not just be a Somali crisis—it will shake the entire Horn of Africa. The warning signs are flashing, yet those in power seem oblivious to the storm that is coming. For ...

Beledweyne, located about 335 kilometers (208 miles) north of Mogadishu, is the capital of the Hiran region and a strategic location in Somalia’s fight against al-Shabab, an al-Qaida-linked group that ...

Nairobi, March 20, 2025 mdash;The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Somali authorities to investigate the killing of ...

Al-Shabaab militants have seized control of Masajid Ali Gadud town in the Middle Shabelle region following a pre-dawn attack ...

Al-Shabab may be preparing to conquer Mogadishu and establish its own government within the next few weeks, taking advantage of the ongoing political tensions within the federal government and the ...

MOGADISHU, Somalia — A roadside bomb exploded Tuesday near Somalia’s presidential palace and the government said the attack by a militant group targeted the president’s convoy. The ...