Somali government forces, backed by South West State's Darwish troops, killed more than 35 al-Shabaab fighters in a joint operation near Baidoa, officials said Thursday.The military said the operation ...

MOGADISHU (Reuters) - The death toll from an al Shabaab attack on a hotel in central Somalia where clan leaders were meeting on Tuesday has risen to 10 and most of the victims were civilians ...

Somalia’s South West State forces have engaged in heavy gunfire with Al Shabab militants near Baidoa town in the Bay region, ...

With Monday's takeover of Baidoa, the transitional government only has control of the presidential palace in the Somali capital of Mogadishu and the road to the airport in the capital city ...