Al-Shabab takes control of two Somali towns
The al-Shabab group has taken control of two towns in two days in southwestern Somalia, an official and the group have confirmed, just days...
Somalia violence claims 18 lives over last two weeks
Ongoing fighting in Somalia over the past two weeks has claimed the lives of 18 people, injured a further 60 and displaced more than...
Several AU soldiers die in suicide car bombing
Mogadishu - A suicide car bombing, targeting an African Union military convoy in south-eastern Somalia, has killing several people, says a Somali senior military...
IS militants take over Somali port
Islamic State (IS) militants have taken over the Somali port town of Qandala, in the country’s semi-autonomous Puntland region.
Newsweek reported on Wednesday that following...
Al-Shabaab attack on Somali military base kills 10
Mogadishu (dpa) - At least 10 people were killed Friday when al-Shabaab fighters attacked a Somali military base, a military commander in the region...
Al-Shabab gunmen attack Mogadishu restaurant
Al-Shabab gunmen have attacked a seafront restaurant and cafe in the Somali capital, Mogadishu, a spokesman of the government confirmed to Al Jazeera.
Two explosions...
Islamist group al Shabaab kills 15 soldiers – Somali military
MOGADISHU - Al Shabaab insurgents killed 15 Somali soldiers and retook a town northeast of the capital Mogadishu on Sunday, just one day after...
At least 20 killed in Somali roadside bomb attack
At least 20 civilians were killed in a roadside bomb attack in an area about 20 km from the Somali capital Mogadishu on Thursday,...
Bus bomb leaves 20 dead near Mogadishu
A roadside bomb hit a passenger minibus near the
Somali capital Mogadishu early Thursday, with witnesses putting the
death toll at 15.
Police officer Nur Hassan was...
