The United States Army has reported the execution of new airstrikes "in coordination" with the authorities of Somalia against alleged Al Shabaab enclaves, a group associated with the terrorist organization Al Qaeda, in various areas of the African country, in a context of increased operations of this kind in recent...
The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) expressed this Wednesday its "deep concern" over reports pointing to the death and injuries of several minors during the latest fighting recorded in Baidoa, in the southwest of Somalia. These incidents occur amid a new escalation of violence in a country plagued by a...
The authorities of the semiautonomous region of Puntland have reported that five crew members of the tanker 'MT Honer 25', captured by pirates in April off the coast of Somalia, were killed by the kidnappers just before security forces managed to free the ship last Tuesday.The Puntland Maritime Police Force...
The authorities of the semiautonomous region of Puntland, in northeastern Somalia, reported this Tuesday the release of an oil tanker that had been captured by pirates in waters near the country's coast, with no victims reported so far.In a statement released on social media, the Puntland Maritime Police Force indicated...
The United States Army has reported the execution of a new airstrike in Somalia against alleged positions of Al Shabaab, a group linked to the terrorist organization Al Qaeda. The operation was carried out this time in the south of the African country and, for the moment, no casualty balance...
The Somali Executive stated this Monday that its armed forces have dealt "a great defeat" to Al Shabaab, a group linked to the terrorist network Al Qaeda, and to "militias" associated with a former regional leader near the city of Baidoa. The area has been the scene of several rounds...
A military court in Somalia has sentenced to death this Sunday a former member of the Army for the murder of a civilian during a dispute recorded in July in the town of Garasbaaley, in the center of the country, after the accused attempted to flee and hide perched in...
The Somali authorities have reported the death of four alleged members of Al Shabaab, including a "commander" of the organization linked to Al Qaeda, during new operations carried out "in cooperation with international partners" in the Shabelle Medio region, north of the country's capital, Mogadishu.The National Intelligence and Security Agency...
The United States Army has reported a new airstrike against positions of the jihadist group Al Shabaab, affiliated with Al Qaeda, in northern Somalia. On this occasion, the target was "a weapons warehouse" located in the Sanaag region, with no data communicated yet about possible casualties.According to details provided by...
A freighter with the flag of Saint Kitts and Nevis has run aground off the coast of Somalia after registering a malfunction that caused water to enter the hull, according to Somali authorities. For the moment, the causes of the incident have not been specified and no casualties have been...
The Somali authorities have reported the dismantling of several cells of the jihadist group Al Shabaab, an ally of Al Qaeda, that operated "covertly" in Mogadishu and in areas near the capital. The operation has resulted in the detention of more than a dozen alleged members of these networks.In a...
The Chinese authorities have censored this Wednesday that leaders from the Somali region of Somaliland referred during a recent trip to the United States to their ties with Taiwan, in the context of the close relationship between both territories, which support each other in their efforts to gain recognition and...
The United States Army has announced the execution of a new airstrike against "a facility" belonging to the jihadist group Al Shabaab, linked to the terrorist organization Al Qaeda, in southern Somalia, an operation that would have been carried out "in coordination" with the Somali authorities.In a brief note, the...
The United States Army has reported the execution of new airstrikes in Somalia against supposed enclaves of Al Shabaab, a group associated with the terrorist organization al Qaeda, as part of what it describes as coordinated operations with the Somali authorities.According to the United States Africa Command (AFRICOM), on September...
The Somali authorities have reported the death of around 15 alleged Al Shabaab fighters during a new offensive against this armed group, linked to the terrorist organization Al Qaeda, in the Bay region, in the center of the country and near the capital, Mogadishu.According to details provided by the Ministry...
The federal government of Somalia reported this Thursday that its forces have managed to contain and repel an offensive launched against the city of Baidoa, in the southwest of the country, by "militias" linked to a former regional leader and by fighters from the jihadist group Al Shabaab, associated with...
The Somali authorities have confirmed the death of the intelligence head of the jihadist group Al Shabaab, Abdulahi Hashi Hirshi Labayir, in an operation carried out on August 23 in collaboration with "international partners" in the Middle Juba region, in the south of the country.The National Intelligence and Security Agency...
The Somali Executive announced this Saturday the recovery of a cargo ship that had been captured by pirates in waters near its coast, in a joint operation with the Turkish Navy. During the operation, 14 assailants were killed and four boats used by the criminals were destroyed."The Turkish Navy in...
The highest responsible of the Army of Uganda, General Muhoozi Kainerugaba, has set for August 1, 2027, the complete withdrawal of Ugandan troops deployed in support of Somalia, coinciding with the twentieth anniversary of the beginning of its military involvement in support of the Somali Army against the jihadist group...
A seismic event of magnitude 6 on the open Richter scale shook the Gulf of Aden area this Friday, according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS), which specified that the tremor was recorded in an area located between the coasts of Somalia and Yemen.The agency detailed that the epicenter...
The humanitarian organization Doctors Without Borders (MSF) reported this Monday that at least four people have lost their lives and more than 70 have been injured as a result of intense fighting between the Somali Army and opposition forces linked to the former president of the Somali Southwest state, Abdiaziz...
Eight armed individuals have boarded and taken control of a cargo ship located off the coast of Somalia, according to a statement made this Monday by the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO, for its acronym in English).The agency, dependent on the British Navy, has indicated in a brief note...
The Government of Somalia expects that the state airline Somali Airlines will resume its operations next September, ending a service interruption that has been ongoing since the African country was dragged into civil war in 1991.Currently, Mogadishu airport is operated by several top airlines, including Ethiopian Airlines, Qatar Airways, and...
The Somali Army reported this Monday that its troops have managed to stop an attack launched by the jihadist organization Al Shabaab against the city of Baidoa, in the southwest of the country, in a confrontation in which they claim to have killed about 30 militants involved in the offensive.The...
The Somali Army has managed to leave gravely wounded this week the main leader of the jihadist organization Al Shabaab in the central region of Hiraan, Mustafá Cato, during an operation carried out in the locality of Mahaas that ended with the death of three commanders of the group.Cato has...