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…)
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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…)
Somalia: Govt Releases List of Deadly Car Bomb Suspects
The Somali government has released the names and the photos of the suspects behind last month's deadly truck bombing that killed more than 350 people and injured more than 400 others in Mogadishu. (more…)
Somali Government Releases List of Deadly Car Bomb Suspects
The Somali government has released the names and the photos of the suspects behind last month's deadly truck bombing that killed more than 350 people and injured more than 400 others in Mogadishu. (more…)
Somalia vows to intensify military operations against terrorists
MOGADISHU, Nov. 14 -- Somalia on Tuesday vowed to intensify military operations against Islamist State (IS) and Al-Shabaab militants to stabilize the Horn of Africa nation. (more…)
Somalia vows to intensify military operations against terrorists
MOGADISHU -- Somalia on Tuesday vowed to intensify military operations against Islamist State (IS) and Al-Shabaab militants to stabilize the Horn of Africa nation. (more…)