ADDIS ABABA — The Ethiopian government has arrested 103 individuals relating to recent conflict along the border of Somali and Oromia regional states, an official said on Saturday. (more…)
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Al-Shabaab recruits flee Somalia over U.S. airstrikes: Kenyan official
MOMBASA, Kenya, Nov. 24 (Xinhua) -- Kenyans who have been recruited by Al-Shabaab are fleeing Somalia following sustained airstrikes by the U. S. forces, officials said on Friday. (more…)
US airstrike in Somalia kills more than 100 al-Shabaab militants
(CNN)More than 100 al-Shabaab militants were killed Tuesday in a US airstrike on a camp in Somalia, US Africa Command said in a statement, the latest in a series of strikes against the al-Qaeda-affiliated group and ISIS fighters in the war-torn country. (more…)
Somali pirates caught at sea, transferred to Seychelles
An armed pirate on the coastline in northeastern Somalia. Italian navy have arrested six suspected Somali pirates. (more…)
EU naval force arrests 6 Somali pirates, seize vessels
MOGADISHU -- The European Union naval force (EU NAVFOR) confirmed Tuesday its Italian warship arrested six suspected Somali pirates and seized their vessels after a chase in the piracy-infested Southern Somali Basin. (more…)
After Huge Truck Bombings, U.S. Steps Up Attacks Against Somali Militants
WASHINGTON — The United States has sharply increased attacks against Qaeda-backed Shabab militants in Somalia in recent days, conducting a flurry of airstrikes in the wake of the country’s deadliest terrorist assault last month and President Trump’s approval of new military authorities to hunt down insurgents around the world. (more…)
Scarred by Islamist terrorism & civil war, Somalia is failing to feed 6.7mn citizens
Somalia has been gripped by a perpetual cycle of drought, famine, and violence for decades, but 2017 could mark a tipping point in the nation’s fortunes, as the twin threats of climate change and an Islamist insurgency threaten an impending cataclysm. (more…)
Somalia seeks help from US firm to further relations
The Somalia government has retained a former US senator to lobby the Trump administration officials and members of Congress. (more…)
Pentagon steps up drone strikes in Somalia
WASHINGTON: The US military has quietly upped the tempo of its operations in Somalia, conducting a growing number of drone strikes against Al-Qaeda affiliated Al-Shabab militants and other terrorists. (more…)
‘Al-Shabaab not the cause of conflict in Somalia’
Johannesburg - The Pentagon has announced that there are now "more than" 500 US troops on the ground in Somalia, Fox news reports. (more…)