US says airstrikes in Somalia kill 4 al-Shabab extremists
JOHANNESBURG — The United States military says it has carried out two airstrikes in Somalia that killed four al-Shabab extremists. The U.S. Africa Command statement...
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US to ‘scale back military operations’ in Somalia
The Trump administration intends to curtail the air attacks in Somalia that have killed some of Al-Shabaab’s leaders, a US television network has reported. “I...
Al-Shabaab losing, desperate, AU says after UN base attack
The African Union has condemned Tuesday’s mortar attack on a United Nations base in Somalia, terming it proof that Al-Shabaab terrorists are desperate to stay...
KDF kills 7 Al-Shabaab fighters in Somalia
Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) say they have killed 7 Al-Shabaab militants and wounded an unknown number in an operation in southern Somalia. The military seized...
Somalia orders top UN official to leave
Somalia’s government has ordered the top United Nations official in the country to leave, accusing him of interfering with national sovereignty days after he raised...
Somali death toll rises to 26 from weekend blasts in capital
MOGADISHU,— The death toll rose to 26 from Saturday’s twin bombings in Somalia’s capital, police and hospital sources said Monday. The number rose because several...
African Union asks Burundi to cut force in Somalia
The African Union has asked Burundi to reduce its contribution to the African peacekeeping force in Somalia by a thousand men under a progressive pullout...
US conducts 6 airstrikes against Somalia extremists, 62 dead
JOHANNESBURG — The U.S. military says it has carried out six airstrikes in the Gandarshe area of Somalia which killed a total of 62 al-Shabab...
US says new airstrike in Somalia kills 8 al-Shabab fighters
JOHANNESBURG — The U.S. military says it has killed eight members of the al-Shabab extremist group with an airstrike south of Somalia’s capital. The U.S....
Somalia uproar continues after former al-Shabab No. 2 seized
NAIROBI, — A third day of protests began Saturday in Somalia over the arrest of the former No. 2 leader of the al-Shabab extremist group,...
