Some State Department officials have proposed closing the embassy in Mogadishu, the Somali capital, as a precaution after ...

Week-long operations against al-Shabaab terrorists took place in lower and middle Shabelle regions, says National ...

Conflicting reports on battle outcome in Adan Yabaal Militant advance raising fears of an attack on Mogadishu Uncertain future for international security support in Somalia MOGADISHU, April 16 ...

This occurred with the Puntland Security Force, a U.S.-created special forces unit that splintered during a brief withdrawal of U.S. forces from Somalia in 2021 and 2022. Ultimately, it will be up to ...

If Al-Shabaab marches into Mogadishu, the scenario will be eerily similar to the Taliban's takeover of Kabul in 2021. The Somali government could collapse overnight, and Al-Shabaab would declare ...

became a public official in 2021 as the first Somali-born mayor in the U.S. -- something the House Democrats also mentioned -- and enjoyed all the freedoms and luxuries of living in this country.

Today, the seven members of the Terrorist Financing Targeting Center (TFTC) announced joint designations of 15 al-Shabaab ...

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"On August 10, 2021, soldiers of the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) while on a routine patrol to secure the Main Supply Route along the Beldamin-Golweyn Forward Operating Base in the ...