Somalia

MOGADISHU: The United States is increasing its military assistance to Somalia as the country sees success in battling what the US calls "the largest and most deadly al-Qaida network in the world." Sixty-one tons of weapons and ammunition…

Issued on: 23/02/2023 - 12:19 At least 96 people have been killed in more than two weeks of clashes between security forces and clan members in the breakaway Somali…

CNN  —  A US strike in Somalia killed five al-Shabaab fighters on Wednesday, US Africa Command said in a statement. The strike was carried out at the request of the Somali…

Washington CNN  —  US Africa Command has said it killed 12 al-Shabaab fighters in a remote area of Somalia on Friday in support of that country’s federal government and army.…

Last Updated: February 12, 2023, 18:59 ISTSomaliland, a region of 4.5 million people, is a former British protectorateFighting broke out on Monday in Las Anod, which is situated on a key trade corridor and is claimed by both Somaliland and…

<!-- -->Around 10 of Sudani's Islamic State associates at the scene were killed, the official said.Washington: A US military raid in Somalia ordered by President Joe Biden killed a key regional leader of the Islamic State group, Bilal…

Issued on: 26/01/2023 - 23:00 U.S. special operations forces have killed a senior Islamic State group official and 10 other terrorist operatives in remote northern Somalia,…

CNN  —  The United States carried out a strike in Somalia that killed approximately 30 al-Shabaab fighters, US Africa Command said in a statement Saturday. US…

CNN  —  The US carried out a strike in Somalia that killed six al-Shabaab militants on Friday, US Africa Command said in a statement. The strike was in…

A University of Alberta analysis has identified two new minerals in a 4.5-billion-year-old space rock found in Somalia.A third new mineral was identified by an American researcher and officially approved on Monday.The 15-tonne meteorite was…